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What is Computational Thinking?

What is Computational Thinking?. Owen Astrachan. What is Computational Thinking?. Potter Stewart, 1984, Jacobellis v Ohio

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What is Computational Thinking?

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  1. What is Computational Thinking? Owen Astrachan

  2. What is Computational Thinking? • Potter Stewart, 1984, Jacobellis v Ohio • I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description of [computational thinking]; and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when I see it,

  3. Computational Thinking • Leverages the power of computing • Has the potential to scale, to process lots of data • Accessible to lots of people with varied backgrounds • Not just about metaphors, but about facilitating doing things: • Computational Doing

  4. Computational Thinking Practices • Part of the CS Principles project/course • Practices associated with evidence centered design • Content X Practices = claims and evidence • Seven Big Ideas, Six CT Practices • See by example what we will use to develop assessments

  5. URL for CS Principles documents • http://bit.ly/csthinking • What is bit.ly? • Where is bit.ly mostly used? • What does http://bit.ly/f2eAHN reference • What about http://bit.ly/f2eAHN+ • Is this computational thinking?

  6. Inculcate Computational Thinking • Not done solely by computer scientists • Not done solely by college professors • Not done without lots and lots of funding • Not done without lots and lots of education • Harambee

  7. A Computational Thinking Story • Ladder from ‘white’ to ‘house’ • White, while, whale, shale, … • I can do that… optimally • My brother was an English major • My ladder is 16, his is 15, how? • The key is sough • Voila, 14 words! • Guarantee optimality!

  8. Finding Computational Thinking • If I ever go looking for my heart's desire again, I won't look any further than my own back yard. Dorothy to the Tinman

  9. Tufte: best graphic ever

  10. http://chir.ag/projects/preztags/ • http://nyti.ms/prezdent

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