Over time I have read some great articles about how we use computers in education. Today I found yet another where some of the words resonated greatly with my own thinking.
This article appeared on Mindshift in February 2012 and talks about the thinking behind creating a Scratch for Juniors to introduce young children to programming concepts. This one statement “We don’t want kids to see the computer as something where they just browse and click. We want them to see digital technologies as something they can use to express themselves.” is a thought that I have often voiced in discussions about computer use in classrooms.
Interestingly the new Scratch Jr app has just been launched two years later. It makes me wish I had an iPad! I am hoping there will be an Android app at some time in the future.
