(copy) Getting Started with Coding

by Donna Golightly (@donnagolightly1)

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Number Three 2021
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Let's get started with coding. ��
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New to coding? No worries!
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handy tips ● ideas to investigate ● codes to crack ● important questions ● activities to do ● ways to get started with coding
Welcome
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Welcome to the third edition of Digimag.

Lots of us ask why we should even think about learning to code - and it's a great question!
Coding is all about computational thinking - and computational thinking teaches us how to solve problems.
We look at a problem, break it down into parts and look for things that are the same in the parts of our problem and things that are different. We learn to decide what's important and what we can leave behind. We create a series of steps to solve our problem and we debug anything that doesn't work.

Isn't that a great way to look at any problem we have in life - not just when we are coding!
Coding helps us become great thinkers and effective problem solvers - so let's get started and let's develop awesome problem solving skills. ����
Enjoy!
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Why
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Computers are a part of almost every industry and are changing the way we live.

It is super important that as we journey through school we learn about how computers work so we can be creative with them and use them to help solve different problems that people will face.

Coding gives us an opportunity to understand how technology works and helps us to develop those all-important problem-solving skills.

Many jobs now need people who have an understanding of how technology works and so if we want to be able to have as many opportunities open to us as possible when we leave school - we need an understanding of computational thinking.

Coding involves problem-solving, perseverance, collaboration, logical thinking, creativity, and reasoning skills.

So, let's get started - and let's have some fun!
WHY SHOULD WE GET STARTED WITH CODING?
Computers are a part of almost every industry and are changing the way we live.

It is super important that as we journey through school we learn about how computers work so we can be creative with them and use them to help solve different problems that people will face.

Coding gives us an opportunity to understand how technology works and helps us to develop those all-important problem-solving skills.

Many jobs now need people who have an understanding of how technology works and so if we want to be able to have as many opportunities open to us as possible when we leave school - we need an understanding of computational thinking.

Coding involves problem-solving, perseverance, collaboration, logical thinking, creativity, and reasoning skills.

So, let's get started - and let's have some fun!
Watch this video to see what computational thinking is all about.
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Can you use explain why it is a good idea to learn about coding?
Maybe you could make a poster to explain it or maybe you could write a song?
How do you like to share ideas? Create a digital outcome to share with your family that explains why it is a good idea to learn about coding.
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Get started with coding ...
If you are new to coding there are lots of ways you can get started without having to know anything. ����
Bot Logic is a fun way to develop your understanding of how coding works.
Can you code your way from the starting point to the end point?
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One of the important things to think about whenever we are solving problems is what can we do when we get stuck.
Check out this site that gives you some really awesome ideas around what you can do when you need a bit of a hand.
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