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10/2019
Kodable
Kodable
Programming
Kodable offers an app and teaching material for learning the basic concepts of programming
Kodable is an award-winning coding curriculum for kids ages 4-10. It provides comprehensive teaching materials for teaching programming concepts, and also introduces Java Script. The lesson plans include activities done in class and combines them with the Kodable game, which brings the concepts to a concrete level and allows the students to solve problems and create games.
Age groups
Preschool
Elementary
Price
Subscription
Languages
English
Platform
Browser-based
Mobile iOS
Other
Registration
Required
Offline play
Internet required
Price
Subscription
Kodable offers a curriculum for kids 4-10.
Computational thinking and logic games teach programming concepts.
The games also include real JavaScript code.
Kodable also offers comprehensive lesson plans.
The pedagogical analysis covers how the product supports learning of the identified skills. The student’s role is assessed by four contrary pair parameters, which are selected to cover the most essential aspects on the use of the product.
The following are the high educational quality aspects in this product.
A comprehensive toolset for teachers/schools with very versatile materials to choose from. Even a teacher with very little or no experience on coding can manage and feel confident in teaching.
Simple structure and high quality animation make it easy and motivating for the learners to use.
Programming is presented in a linear process with the appropriate amount of new information at a time/level. Learning is based on observing, exploring and doing.
Kodable is well suitable for targeted group, every aspect of product supports user's motivation to use Kodable.
The supported learning goals are identified by matching the product with several relevant curricula descriptions on this subject area. The soft skills are definitions of learning goals most relevant for the 21st century. They are formed by taking a reference from different definitions of 21st century skills and Finnish curriculum.
Subject based learning goals
Can analyse problems in computational terms, and have repeated practical experience of writing computer programs in order to solve such problems.
Understand what algorithms are; how they are implemented as programs on digital devices; and that programs execute by following precise and unambiguous instructions.
Create and debug simple programs.
Use logical reasoning to predict the behaviour of simple programs.
Use sequence, selection, and repetition in programs; work with variables and various forms of input and output.
Design and develop modular programs that use procedures or functions.
Create programs that include sequences, events, loops, and conditionals.
Test and debug (identify and fix errors) a program or algorithm to ensure it runs as intended.
Can understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of computer science, including abstraction, logic, algorithms and data representation.
Use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content.
Use logical reasoning to explain how some simple algorithms work and to detect and correct errors in algorithms and programs.
Learn to analyse problems in computational terms
Develop and apply their analytic, problem-solving, design, and computational thinking skills.
Develop their capability, creativity and knowledge in computer science, digital media and information technology.
Decompose (break down) problems into smaller, manageable subproblems to facilitate the program development process.
Modify, remix, or incorporate portions of an existing program into one's own work, to develop something new or add more advanced features.
Design, write and debug programs that accomplish specific goals, including controlling or simulating physical systems; solve problems by decomposing them into smaller parts.
Understand how numbers can be represented in binary, and be able to carry out simple operations on binary numbers.
Compare and refine multiple algorithms for the same task and determine which is the most appropriate.
Develop plans that describe a program’s sequence of events, goals, and expected outcomes.
Debug (identify and fix) errors in an algorithm or program that includes sequences and simple loops.
Model daily processes by creating and following algorithms (sets of step-by-step instructions) to complete tasks.
Develop programs with sequences and simple loops, to express ideas or address a problem.
Decompose (break down) the steps needed to solve a problem into a precise sequence of instructions.
Soft skills learning goals
Understanding technological system operations through making
Using technology as a part of explorative and creative process
Practicing logical reasoning, algorithms and programming through making
Using technology as a part of explorative process
Developing problem solving skills
Practicing to notice causal connections
Practicing strategic thinking
Practicing persistent working
Practicing to take responsibility of one's own learning
Practicing to use imagination and to be innovative
Learning to notice causal connections
Learning to find the joy of learning and new challenges
Creating requirements for creative thinking
Practicing creative thinking
Encouraging students to be innovative and express new ideas
Learning to face failures and disappointments
Encouraging the growth of positive self-image
Practicing to use information independently and interactively
Practicing to improvise
Practicing to observe spoken and written language
Practising visual recognition
Learning decision-making, influencing and accountability
Enabling the growth of positive self-image
Encouraging to build new information and visions
Learning to build information on top of previously learned
Learning to combine information to find new innovations
Practicing to notice links between subjects learned
Learning to plan and organize work processes
Practicing decision making
Connecting subjects learned at school to skills needed at working life
Building common knowledge of technological solutions and their meaning in everyday life
Using technology resources for problem solving
Practicing to find, evaluate and share information
Practicing keyboard skills and touch typing
Learning to acquire, modify and produce information in different forms
Practicing to look things from different perspectives
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