Programming Education [Report] Programming-Based Lessons at Owada Elementary School in Koga City, Part 1 Reprinted from the PEG page, a programming education project promoted by CANVAS.
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We’re visiting Owada Elementary School in Koga City—a PEG partner school—to observe their programming-based classes!
Starting in September, Owada Elementary School distributed one tablet to each student, and they are now learning various subjects through programming.
In the second-grade Japanese language arts class, the students created “animated picture books.” At first, they didn’t touch their tablets.
Instead, they used their imaginations to write their stories on manuscript paper.
There were three characters. Using the teacher’s story as a model, each student created their own completely unique story.
Once the students have finished writing their stories, they’ll visualize the scenes in a little more detail.
What kind of background would be best for the beginning, middle, and end scenes? They’ll match the background cards to each scene.
After the students have finished, they’ll show their work to the teacher, and then they’ll finally begin creating a picture book that moves through programming.
We listened to our teacher talk about the strategies and challenges involved in programming, and by looking at our friends’ work-in-progress programs, we learned to emulate the good parts.
They repeatedly adjusted the speed of the voice-over and the animation, created speech bubbles to add text, and included short pauses. The app they
used was Codeable Craft.
Based on Scratch Junior, it allows students to create their own characters by coloring fish and animal silhouettes and adding items to them.
Once the break is over, I'll keep refining my presentation until the big day.
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.”
