Q1 What is Computational Thinking? Completing this Quest
Completing this Quest
In this Quest, you learned about the what and how of computational thinking. You have completed this Quest when you have::
- Chosen a complex problem or project to work on.
- Created a copy of the Computational Thinking Document and shared it with your teacher.
Check off this Quest on the 21t4s roadmap if it is used in class.
I am ready to go on to Quest 2.
Competencies & Standards
MITECS Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and
1. Empowered Learner
a. Articulate and set personal learning goals, developing strategies leveraging technology to achieve them, and reflect on the learning process itself to improve learning outcomes
c. Use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways
3. Knowledge Constructor
d. Students build knowledge by active exploring real-world issues and problems, developing ideas and theories and pursuing answers and solutions
4. Innovative Designer
a. Students know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems
5. Computational Thinker
a. Students formulate problem definitions suited for technology-assisted methods such as data analysis, abstract models and algorithmic thinking in exploring and finding solutions
b. Students collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data in various ways to facilitate problem-solving and decision-making
Websites and Documents
Websites
- Code.org Computational Thinking
- Computational Thinking Resources for K-12
- Computational Thinking projects
Videos from Outside Sources
21t4s Videos
21t4s Documents & Quizzes