西安理工大学《微机原理及应用A 》Computational-Thinking-KCEA.pptVIP

Computational Thinking Skills Preparing Our Students For the 21st Century To the Glory of God! Computational Thinking? Information Age term that has been used to refer to the present economic era alludes to the global economys shift in focus away from the production of physical goods (industrial age) and toward the manipulation of information Bits Binary Digits 1011001111001 Consider the Contrast ATOMS Building blocks of all prior economic ages See ‘em, touch ‘em, feel ‘em, break ‘em, lose ‘em Tangible Cost of copies = cost of original (almost) Not very adaptable BITS Building blocks of the information age Cannot see ‘em, touch ‘em, feel ‘em (except with software – an interface) Intangible Cost of copies = FREE, but cost of the original EXPENSIVE Very adaptable Bits are EXTREMELY Scalable If, over the past 30 years, transportation technology had improved at the same rate as information technology with respect to size, cost, performance, and energy efficiency, then an automobile would be the size of a toaster cost $200 go 100,000 miles per hour travel 150,000 miles on a gallon of fuel! Digital Kids in Analog Schools We desperately need a generation of young people who are imaginative, inventive, fearless learners, and compassionate leaders. No generation in history has ever been so thoroughly prepared for the industrial age. As educators, we are not grasping (or prepared for) the depth of the change that is occurring under our feet. If its happened (breaking apart the center) in every other industry - movies, music, software, business - what makes us think that our educational structures are immune? Digital Kids in Analog Schools While we teach whatever we teach at school, the kids go home and learn the skills they need to survive and prosper in an interconnected global economy. If we do not become leaders to our students, we will be followers, seen as irrelevant, and left to cry in our books while the kids are off setting the agenda. Digital Kids in Analog Sc