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Eastern York SD highlights hands-on coding tools for youngest learners
Summary
The board heard a presentation on integrating BBots and low-screen coding mats into K-2 instruction, with district technology integration specialist Vicky Greener outlining teacher supports, summer professional development and device-sharing across elementary schools.
The Eastern York SD board on Monday heard a demonstration of BBots and tactile coding mats intended to bring hands-on computer science to early elementary classrooms.
Vicky Greener, the district—urriculum nd technology integration specialist, said the small robots are designed for kindergarten through second grade and require only simple commands. "This is something that our youngest learners re using to learn how to code," Greener said, noting the mats use 15-centimeter…
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