Digi-Tech
How Cool Is Coding??
Ever thought about the benefits of coding for kids apart from the fact that it is one of the most essential 21st-century skills?
Coding enables children to become independent citizens in a world where technology is everywhere. Learning to code helps students better understand one aspect of the digital world in which we live and, in some ways, become better prepared for it. The objective behind learning to code is no longer restricted to becoming a skilled coder and meeting the job market’s needs. It enables children to progress in all aspects of life.
The benefits of coding can be surprisingly wide-ranging. When it comes to preparing your kids for the future from an early age, coding opens the door to plenty of opportunities to acquire life skills and explore career opportunities.
This term in Digital Technologies we have had a focus on coding, mainly block code.
We have been using different programs throughout the school, they are Scratch Jr, Scratch and Python.
This has been important as it will help the children understand basic coding for our third term robotics program, as this will help them use the code to operate the robots.
We also run a school Code Club on Tuesday and Thursday lunch time for all the children who enjoy this part of our whole school program.
So, what is coding?
A code is a set of instructions. Coding is when we give computer commands or instructions in a programming language to get the computer to do what we want it to.
Coding is becoming an increasingly in-demand skill, and teaching children in primary school the basics of coding has become an essential component of the Australian Curriculum.
- Coding nurtures creativity
- Coding makes maths more fun and engaging
- Coding develops problem – solving skills
The ability to code gives a new perspective to problem-solving. From beginners to professionals, anyone will tell you that writing codes can get quite challenging. Through coding, children learn to quickly fix and try again in different ways when something doesn’t work out. Coding also equips kids with the ability to stick with a problem and work on finding a solution. This problem-solving technique is transferable to a lot of other fields.
- Coding enables computational thinking
- Coding promotes learning by doing
Thanks
Mr Mullins