Have you ever considered how important Data is when using digital technologies? It wasn't something I had considered until I was a recent STEM symposium with AISNSW. There had been a discussion of what is being done about Big Data and the issues that surround this problem. Data is how digital technologies stores and sorts information. It is the facts that come from numerical, categorical and textual sources of information that can be measured, calculated and stored. It impacts computational thinking because computers need processes to know what to do with this information. Data Collection focuses on the how the information is obtained. Teaching students about this process will help them to gain an understanding of the process that is needed to obtain data and the way that it can be used. Examples of Data Collection The following are ways that students can collect data, which they can apply to a range of different sets: sorting through different categories survey o
Reflecting on how to improve student engagement in my classroom. My focus will be on using game-based education, using different strategies, trying out ideas and generally having fun along the way.