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Coldwater Canyon Elementary School
N. Hollywood, CA
Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Unleashing Computational Thinking!
Funded Feb 1, 2019
Thank you so much for your generous donation. Because of your generous donation students now have the opportunity to unleash their creativity! Our students are engaging in problem solving, collaboration and computational thinking, all skills needed for 21st century learning!
With our new kindles students are able to access the application needed to code and operate the robots. Through this students are engaged in learning about at creating algorithms that help the robot complete a variety of challenges. In addition, students are refining their literacy skills and applying mathematical concepts as they write and test their algorithms.
The kindles are a valuable tool for our students as they build their knowledge of coding. Once again thank you for your generous donation.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Franco
This classroom project was brought to life by Verizon and 4 other donors.

The use of technology is constantly changing the way we interact with the world around us. We are presently educating students for jobs that don’t even exist. Along with having students engage in 21st century skills such as creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration, we need to also provide students with the opportunity to engage in computational thinking. Computational thinking is the way that computer scientists solve problems. It encompasses the ability to breakdown a problem, abstract the information, identify patterns, create an algorithm and test it. The future will require that students develop this way of thinking which will allow students to engage in any field they chose and have a way to think through a problem. The future needs problem solvers and innovative designers! A way to encourage students to unleash their creativity and engage in computational thinking is to provide them opportunities to code using robotics. Students develop learner agency and can set their own personal learning goals! There is just one problem. In order to do this, my students need Kindle Fire tablets. Providing my students with the ability to code using robotics will allow them to unleash their creativity, practice computational thinking, collaborate and share their knowledge with others. My students will be college and career ready as they become future problem solvers and innovative designers.

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