Programming Education Announcement of the Release of Volume 4 of the “Programming Girls!” Series: “Discovering Erin’s Talent: The Talent Show” To
Members of the Press:
Thank you for your continued support. On March 5, 2020, Kaiseisha Co., Ltd. released Volume 4 of the “Programming Girls!” series, titled *Erin: Discovering Talent, Talent Show*, with Nanako Ishido (Chairperson of CANVAS) in
charge of supervision.
https://www.kaiseisha.co.jp/books/9784037269500
The theme of the fourth installment in the series is app development.
As the members of the programming club take on this new challenge, they identify various issues—such as “How can we get more students to vote for us?”“What is a fair evaluation method for selecting contestants?” and other challenges, and work tirelessly to find solutions. It’s a story of sweat and tears about middle school students racking their brains to use their programming skills to make their school event even more lively!
The series consists of four volumes, with a different narrator in each one (Volume 1: Lucy; Volume 2: Sofia; Volume 3: Maya; Volume 4: Erin).
While their personal struggles—such as family issues or secretly dealing with adjustment disorders—are gradually revealed, the girls’ relentless dedication, often to the point of bringing tears to your eyes, is both refreshing and captivating.
Volumes 1, 2, and 3 are also available now and receiving rave reviews!
Volume 1: “Lucy: Chase the Mysterious Message”
https://www.kaiseisha.co.jp/books/9784037269203
Volume 2: “Sofia: Entering the Robot Race”
https://www.kaiseisha.co.jp/books/9784037269302
Volume 3: “Maya: Liven Up the Dance Party”
https://www.kaiseisha.co.jp/books/9784037269401
★ Announcement
of the Publication of “Erin: Discovering Talent at the Talent Show” Press Release Text
https://canvas.ws/pdf/canvas_press_0305.pdf
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for the Amazon pagehttps://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4037269503
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Synopsis
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The Talent Show is a school event where students showcase their special talents and creative works.
This year, a preliminary round was introduced in which participants first create a video of their act and upload it to a web app, and then the entire student body votes on the videos to determine the finalists who will advance to the finals.
Naturally, the Programming Club is in charge of developing the app for this! Erin, a club
member who dreams of becoming an actress, was looking forward to performing on stage more than anyone else, but at the same time, she had taken on the task of programming the app and was swamped with work. But she had it all figured out.
If she kept herself busy, she could forget about “that anxiety” that was always on her mind, right??
That’s what Erin thought, but one day, the panic attack she’d been dreading struck.
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Book Details
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“Programming Girls!” Series, Volume
4 *Erin: Talent Hunt, Talent Show*
Author: Stacia Deutsch
Translator: Shoko
Mima Illustrator: Yuki
Takahashi Supervision: Nanako
Ishido Release Date:March
5, 2020 List Price: 1,200 yen + tax
Publisher: Kaiseisha
Co., Ltd. ==============================================================
Supervision Profile
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Nanako Ishido
Chairperson, NPO CANVAS / Chairperson
, General Incorporated Association Learning of Tomorrow Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo and serving as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab,
she founded the NPO CANVAS, Digital Ehon Co., Ltd., and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, among others, and assumed the role of representative.Professor at Keio University.
She serves on numerous government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. She also serves as a member of the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council and
a director of the Digital Signage Consortium.Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
His publications include *What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know* and *Turn On Your Child’s Creativity!*, among others,
and he provided supervision for numerous works, such as *Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga*.
She has held 3,000 workshops to date, with approximately 500,000 children participating.
“Workshop Collection,” an exposition of children’s creative activities for which she serves as chair of the executive committee, attracts 100,000 visitors over two days.
She is also actively working as a Digital Ehon author and a mother of one child.
https://creativekids.jp/
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CANVAS Public Relations: information@canvas.ws
Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
Director, B Lab
Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
Chairperson, CANVAS
After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”
