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PROGRAMMING FORA BETTER FUTURE
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INTRO
‟Digital literacy is now a fundamental skill like reading and writing.”
http://goo.gl/dLydoL
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By not exposing children to better computer education students miss out
on their inner potential.
THE PROBLEM
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60K
THE PROBLEM - CANADIAN AVERAGE SALARIES
30K
Average Salary
University Degree
Software developers
http://goo.gl/Z93ZF7
http://goo.gl/ypW3tY
http://goo.gl/Cx565P
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‟Math isn’t [ just] done by mathematicians. it’s done by engineers,
biologists, archaeologists.”
THE PROBLEM - MATHEMATICS
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12-year-old app developer Thomas Suarez:
“For soccer, you can join a soccer team. For violin you can get lessons. But where
do you go if you want to learn how to make an app? Not many parents have
made an app before.”
THE PROBLEM - EDUCATIONAL AVAILABILITY
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“Everyone in this country should learn how to program a computer… because it
teaches you to think”
THE PROBLEM - LEARNING HOW TO THINK
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THE SOLUTION
Programming for kids Grade 5+
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THE SOLUTION - HIGH EMPLOYMENT POTENTIAL
100%Average job growth
Programming jobs
Software developers
http://goo.gl/GtuFUj
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THE SOLUTION - GENDER IMBALANCE IN IT http://goo.gl/GZy0qX
Males (80%)
Females (20%)
Male vs Female population in the I.T. Industry
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Help students to think critically & analytically.
Learn how to solve complex problems.
THE SOLUTION - LEARNING TO THINK
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THE SOLUTION - CAUTION
Programming must not be presented as a ‘difficult’ topic.
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ROADMAP
evangelists industryprofessionals
educationboards
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CLOSING
Teach kids to program, give them a future.
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Nathan ButlerInformation Design 2
Gary Leroux30 September, 2013