Introductions

Module Objectives

In this module, you will:

  • Introduce yourself to other people in our learning community
  • Reflect on your experience with technology
  • Analyze on your values with computational thinking and digital literacies

Activity #1: Introduce Yourself

Welcome to EDU 210/211! This is a space to get to know each other. In the FlipGrid video introduce yourself by sharing:

  • Your preferred name and pronouns
  • Where you are from
  • What school you work & your role at the school
  • Why you are taking this course or what you hope to learn
  • Personal and/or professional details about yourself that you would like to share
  • Pose a question that you would like others to answer.
  • Watch the videos before you, so you can answer each of the questions that your colleagues have posed!

Use this link to go to FlipGrid https://flip.com/42451912 your user name is your first name as it appears on CUNY First.

If you are having trouble logging onto FlipGrid, find your name on this list and use the QR code to log onto Flip Grid

https://flip.com/qr/badges?groupid=14689343&groupName=EDU%20210%2F211&vanityToken=e3f699ea

Activity #2: Values in Computing Education & Digital Literacies

Values have an important role in computer education and computational thinking.

Review the Padlet with examples of what people are computing, digital tools, and literacies.

https://padlet.com/embed/2jlp9fdfnk28j7eo

Made with Padlet

Review Santo et al., (2019) to explore values in computational thinking and computing education.

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Santo et al., (2019)

Review the Liberatory Design Mindsets (p. 3-15).

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Liberatory Design Mindsets

Optional: Review the CITE Framework which explains the foundation for our work

Identifying your Values

Use the list below to identify your values for computing, computational thinking, and digital literacies.

Values-Activity-Statements

Values Statements

Share the values you selected on this Google Form

Activity #3: Introductions Digital Story

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Introduction Digital Story Guidelines

On the Google Doc, write your name. Below your name post a link to your Introductions Digital Story.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EDu4CWDDxsELD3JcTJZOqipuNxL-b8vDlWJ1YNIphJ0/edit?usp=sharing