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Computational Thinking in K-12: Defining the Space
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2010:1

Joyce Malyn-Smith, Education Development Center, United States; Bob Coulter, Missouri Botanical Garden, United States; Jill Denner, Education, Training, Research (ETR) Associates, United States; Irene Lee, Sante Fe Institute, United States; Joel Stiles, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center, United States; Linda Werner, University of California, Santa Cruz, United States

“Computational thinking is creating and making use of different levels of abstraction to understand and solve problems more effectively; thinking algorithmically; and understanding the consequences of scale” (Carnegie Mellon University Center for...

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Children’s Engineering and Computational Thinking
Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference(SITE)2011:1

Manorama Talaiver, Institute for Teaching through Technology & Innovative Practices Southside Virginia Regional Technology Consortium (SVRTC), United States; Irene Lee, Santa Fe Institute, United States; Glen Bull, University of Virginia, United States; Alexander Repenning, University of Colorado--Boulder, United States

Both Engineering and Computational Thinking are recognized as keys to economic success in our global knowledge society. How soon should these be introduced in schools? The Fab@School initiative provides elementary students with hands-on...

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