CREATIVE KIDS TOP CANVAS Programming Workshop @ Minakami Town, Gunma Prefecture

CANVAS

2018.04.22
Programming Workshop @ Minakami Town, Gunma Prefecture

Today, April 22, we held a programming workshop in Minakami Town, Gunma Prefecture, together with the team from Microsoft. The venue was the Minakami Telework Center, which has a wonderfully warm and welcoming atmosphere.

We used “Hour of Code” (Minecraft Adventure)—a program that teaches the basics of programming in one hour—as our teaching material. The children tackled various challenges, such as building structures with blocks and constructing bridges to cross rivers of lava.Since this workshop was held simultaneously in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture; Nagareyama City, Chiba Prefecture; and Minakami Town, Gunma Prefecture, we used Skype at the end of the session to hold a joint presentation of the children’s projects with participants from these distant regions.A wide variety of projects emerged, ranging from works where players explored the Minecraft world while collecting items like diamonds and wood, to projects where torches were placed like signposts along the path the main character walked.

It was a day that allowed us to rediscover the wonders of everyday technology—whether by expressing our imagination through programming or by sharing our creations with people in distant regions!

*This workshop was held as part of Microsoft Japan Corporation’s “Women’s Telework Experience Program.”
https://www.microsoft.com/ja-jp/business/empower/2018/
* Minakami Telework Center
https://tw-g.org/minakami/



　

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  • Digital Picture Book Author

    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.”