Recently, I have begun the process of teaching the 7th grade class the basics of computer programming. The plan is to have them be comfortable with coding enough to program an EV3 Mindstorm Lego Robot.
First the students need to know how to code and plan the actions of their robot before they can use them. I have made sure that they completely understand what they are doing.
So I have taught them how to use and make flowcharts. Flowcharts are used in computer programming to organize the ideas of the programmer. Coders use it to plan their codes for applications shortcuts, video games and other uses in our everyday lives.
There are few components to a flowchart.
DIVAS (Digital Interactive Visual Arts Sciences) for Social Justice aims to bridge the digital divide by combining media literacy and cultural awareness along with a vast understanding of technology to encourage young women in under served communities to pursue careers in computer science and new media.
