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10 Reasons to Teach Coding – #Sketchnote by @sylviaduckworth

Here are 10 reasons to teach coding presented visually using Sketchnote. The 10 reasons are brief statements; you'll need to look further for a more detailed rationale and supporting points.

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Year band(s) 1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10
Content type Article or research
Format Web page
Core and overarching concepts Implementation (programming)
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s)
AC9TDI2P01   

Investigate simple problems for known users that can be solved with digital systems

AC9TDI2P02   

Follow and describe algorithms involving a sequence of steps, branching (decisions) and iteration (repetition)

AC9TDI4P01   

Define problems with given design criteria and by co-creating user stories

AC9TDI4P02   

Follow and describe algorithms involving sequencing, comparison operators (branching) and iteration

AC9TDI6P02   

Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration

AC9TDI6P05   

Implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input

AC9TDI8P05   

Design algorithms involving nested control structures and represent them using flowcharts and pseudocode

AC9TDI8P06   

Trace algorithms to predict output for a given input and to identify errors

AC9TDI10P09   

Implement, modify and debug modular programs, applying selected algorithms and data structures, including in an object-oriented programming language
Technologies & Programming Language​s other programming languages
Keywords Coding, Programming, Computational Thinking
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Brian Aspinall
Copyright

2016 Brian Aspinall. Free-for-education material.

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