CREATIVE KIDS TOP Programming Education IT Classes for Shaping the Future

Programming Education

2015.08.28
IT Classes for Shaping the Future

Reprinted from the PEG page of the programming education project promoted by CANVAS.

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On Tuesday, August 26, we held the second session of our “Future Realization IT Class”!
What is the Future Realization IT Class? It’s a series of programming workshops using “Pyonkey,” a programming language for iPads based on Scratch.
http://canvas.ws/workshop/3066

For this project, we created an "interactive story.
" We chose a main character, a starting point, an endpoint, and scripts for obstacles, and then used programming to create an interactive story.

After everyone worked together to create the basic flow—"control the main character with your finger and navigate toward the goal while avoiding obstacles"—it was time for free creation.
Some children got creative with their characters and backgrounds, while others added dialogue, used variables to create timers, or programmed a "jump" animation for their characters. The resulting works reflected each child’s unique and richly developed worldview!

Although the program was fundamentally simple, through a few clever ideas and the accumulation of small efforts, the children found themselves brimming with new things they “could do” and “wanted to do.” It was a workshop where I was able to enjoy interacting with these children and rediscover the potential of programming education.

The "Realizing the Future" IT Classroom is a project we’re carrying out in collaboration with the team at Itochu Techno-Solutions.
We’re planning to hold a workshop this fall! Stay tuned for the next one!

*You can view the children's artwork from that day here!
https://scratch.mit.edu/studios/1462422/


　

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    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.”