Dr. Paul Bodily
Robots, Turtles, and Computer Games: What is Computer Science and Why Should You Care?
What is Computer Science? And why should you care? We’ll look at some cool demos with lego robots, turtle graphics, and computer games with Paul Bodily from Idaho State University's Computer Science Department. Ages 6+.
State Standards
These presentations meet the following state education standards for high school students:
Information and Communication Technology
Standard 3: Knowledge Constructor
ICT9-12.3.a Students plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information and other resources for their intellectual or creative pursuits.
ICT9-12.3.c Students curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.
Standard 4: Innovative Designer
ICT9-12.4.a Students know and use a deliberate design process for generating ideas, testing theories, creating innovative artifacts or solving authentic problems.
Standard 5: Computational Thinker
ICT9-12.5.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.
ICT9-12.6.a Students choose the appropriate platforms and tools for meeting the desired objectives of their creation or communication.
Standard 6: Creative Communicator
ICT9-12.6.b Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
ICT9-12.6.c Students communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or simulations.
ICT9-12.6.d Students publish or present content that customizes the message and medium for their intended audiences.