Programming Education We’re currently holding a programming workshop for middle and high school girls at Tsuda College! Reprinted from the PEG page of the programming education project promoted by CANVAS.
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We’re currently holding a programming workshop for junior high and high school girls at Tsuda College!
Today’s workshop features ScratchX and Kinect.
Participants will create projects that integrate Scratch with various external services, such as Twitter and Yahoo! Weather.
In the afternoon, we will also hold a panel discussion featuring
female programmers from Microsoft and others.
Together with female middle and high school students, we will explore work styles centered on the theme of “Women × IT.”
*Please also check out these links for more information about ScratchX.
http://scratchx.org
https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/115948/
*This workshop is being held as part of the “YouthSpark Programming for ALL” project
, which is supported by Microsoft.
http://canvas.ws/project/youthspark
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.”
