- Developed constructionism while at MIT, based on the work of Piaget in constructivism (children constructing knowledge through active experience and reflection).
- Used this to develop the Logo programming language - a way for children to improve the way they think about and solve problems - Logo Turtle
- Collaborations with Knowledge Machine and Lego
- inspired by the belief that children construct mental models in order to understand the world (constructivism)
- learning is most effective when children are active in making objects in the real world
“Constructionism—the N word as opposed to the V word— shares
contructivism’s view of learning as “building knowledge structures” through progressive internalization of actions… It then adds the idea that this happens especially felicitously in a context where the learner is consciously engaged in constructing a public entity, whether it’s a sand castle on the beach or a theory of the universe" ( Papert, 1991)
Coding - Beebot
Apps for Computing- Hour of Code
Simple programming, could be used as an intro to other programs such as Scratch.
- World of Goo
Problem solving, team work
- Daisy the Dinosaur
Introduction to coding. Step by step instructions to gradually build up sequences. Good starter for other coding apps and computing programmes.
- iMovie
Children can film and edit their own stories. Can be used to support sequencing and story telling.
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