CREATIVE KIDS TOP Programming Education [Report] Media Workshop for Junior High and High School Girls

Programming Education

2014.08.27
[Report] Media Workshop for Junior High and High School Girls

Reprinted from the PEG page, a programming education project promoted by CANAVS.

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<INFORMATION Media Workshop for Junior High and High School Girls> Here are some of the projects from
yesterday’s “Let’s Make a Tomodachi Robot!” workshop.
During the free creation time, the students first used “design sheets” to plan the robots they would build.
They designed the robots’ features and appearance, as well as the sensors and actuators they would use.
There was a robot modeled after a girl with a ponytail that shook her “hair” in response to sound. A
rabbit-shaped robot wiggled its ears in response to light and lit up its eyes in response to sound.
Some students used lots of blocks to build a large humanoid robot.
“It’s important to go through trial and error while thinking about how to respond when problems arise,”
“Tomodachi robots don’t exist yet. Today, let’s create something that doesn’t exist in the world yet!”
As instructor Kazuhiro Abe said, even though various problems and challenges arose, a truly diverse range of tomodachi robots came to life.
You can also see what the workshop was like in this reflection video created by the high school student team from CoderDojo Kashiwa RTD Group!
http://vimeo.com/104392187


　

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    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.”