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Historical App Developers: Integrating CS into K-12 through Cross-Disciplinary Projects

Historical App Developers: Integrating CS into K-12 through Cross-Disciplinary Projects
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Author(s): Christina Gardner-McCune (University of Florida, USA)and Yerika Jimenez (University of Florida, USA)
Copyright: 2017
Pages: 28
Source title: Moving Students of Color from Consumers to Producers of Technology
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Yolanda Rankin (Spelman College, USA)and Jakita Thomas (Auburn University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2005-4.ch005

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Abstract

Unlike enrollment in undergraduate computer science degree programs, there are no gender or ethnic imbalances in K?12 enrollment. This chapter discusses an approach to broadening minority participation in computing through the integration of computer science (CS) into history courses. It presents an alignment between computational thinking and historical thinking that makes history courses an attractive fit for CS integration. It also presents a project-based approach using MIT App Inventor that leverages students' interests in mobile technology to facilitate the creation of historical mobile applications. This chapter outlines key findings from a two-year study on integrating cross-disciplinary curricula into history courses and the impact on minority students as they become knowledge, artifact, and technology producers rather than mere consumers.

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