Summer Camp

thom thom at indiana.edu
Mon Jun 10 15:46:55 PDT 2002


Yo ... summer camp. Kids will have fun.

--Thom 8-)

On Mon, 10 Jun 2002, Edwin Pilobello wrote:

> I'm exploring.  
>  
> Based on the Dynabook paradigm, what sort of activities would you
> propose for a Computer Summer Camp?
>  
> I can imagine several behavior objectives for each activity.
> 1. The student will be willing to discover what the computer can do.
> (amplify, entertain, automate, etc.)
> 2. The student will seek to master the tool (software and interface :
> i.e. robotics)
> 3. The student will learn to accept and deal with bugs (OS, hardware,
> software, programming)
> 4. The student will use Object Oriented principles.
> 5. The student will seek for collaboration.
>  
> Sounds almost like a life-skills curriculum, doesn't it?  Anyway, I'm
> certain there are lots of things you see that I don't.
>  
> What would you add?
>  
> Cheers,
> Edwin Pilobello
> Instructor, Saturday Academy
> www.saturdayacademy.org
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