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Title	Smart City Kids Lab: Creative Computing In Primary School
ID_Doc	50334
Authors	Gomes C.A.; Gomes H.; Rego B.; Sousa B.; Loureiro M.; Rocha P.
Year	2019
Published	2019 International Symposium on Computers in Education, SIIE 2019
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/SIIE48397.2019.8970130
Abstract	In recent years there is a growing interest in including programming activities in education, emphasizing the importance of children developing computer thinking since early ages. Block-based programming environments scaffold children to explore and learn programming in an easier way. In this paper we present a project supported by a theoretical framework that mobilizes constructionism, the maker movement, tinkering, and project-based learning, and a practical framework based on workshops with primary teachers. Primary school children developed computational thinking and creative computing skills, while they design and present ideas to turn their city a smart city. Results show the quality of the products developed using programming and robots and the impact that this approach can have in authentic learning. © 2019 IEEE.
Author Keywords	Computational Thinking; Creative Computing Robotic; Primary Schools; Project-Based Learning

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