Lower School Technology

Hi there!

My name is Debra Hernanz. I am the Technology Coordinator serving Lower School. I'm excited for children to explore inquiry using technology tools. Comeback for updates on what is happening in EdTech here at Lower School...

Coding

Students exploring coding Blue-Bots through a maze they created in Tech Class.

"Just as young children can read books that are appropriate for their age-level, we propose that young children can write simple but interesting computer programs, provided they have access to a developmentally-appropriate programming language." https://ase.tufts.edu/devtech/publications/Bers-Horn_May1809.pdf

Animations created with ScratchJr on the iPad

Through a collaboration of MIT's Media Lab and Tufts University ScratchJr introduces skills to develop programs with sequences and simple loops, to express ideas or address a problem. ScratchJr is a free app for iOS and Android. Click the link to learn more: https://www.scratchjr.org/