Code Tales, Vol 10: Creativity and Ethical Innovation

📚 Code Tales series is designed to empower students to identify and explain key ethical principles and their application to emerging technologies through storytelling, creating digital artefacts, and unplugged activities. The pedagogy empowers students to gain Digital Literacy and learn meta-skills. An adventure of epic proportions that brings a unique confluence of Life skills and Technology rooted in Ethics.

🦉 What are meta-skills and why should students be learning about them?
Meta skills or meta competencies are higher-order cognitive skills such as Creativity, Self-awareness & Resilience that create adaptive learners and act as a key to unlock the development of other technical skills. So as students’ progress through their education, it is important to recognize and explore the development of these skills.

💻 Isn't Digital Literacy the same as Computer Literacy?
The three pillars of digital literacy include, (a) finding and consuming digital content, (b) creating digital content, and (c) the ability to share and communicate it effectively.
Students will create a digital portfolio showcasing their understanding of ethical principles and their application to emerging technologies.

In this book, Code Tales, Vol 10 : Creativity and Ethical Innovation, we address the need to design technology accessible to all users, regardless of abilities. 🦸

In this learning strand, students explore ethical innovation in Emerging Technologies with the “The Thirsty Crow” story. They will learn to use creativity to solve problems while considering ethical implications. Innovation is the Ethical principle of introducing new ideas, methods, or technologies to solve problems or improve existing systems. Innovation takes on a whole new dimension when we consider quantum computing.

Tweens create Ethical Tale based games and animations on MIT Scratch3.0 coding platform, one of the most popular programs in primary schools on the National curriculum. To create the games in this book, children will need a desktop computer or a laptop. The games require a proper keyboard so will not work well on a tablet or iPad. It is recommended that children should be supervised when using the internet, especially when using a new website.

Learning Objectives:
• Understand how ethical principles guide innovation
• Learn to apply creative thinking to solve problems ethically

Curriculum Links:
💻 Computing: Problem-solving, design thinking
Students apply problem-solving skills to create ethical technological solutions. They learn about the design thinking process and how it applies to technology. Students explore simple coding concepts to create basic apps or games that address ethical issues.

👧 Science: Innovation process, ethical considerations in scientific advancement
Students explore the process of innovation and its ethical implications. They study examples of technological innovations with positive and negative impacts on society. Students also learn about the scientific method and how it relates to responsible innovation in technology.

🏇 Art: Digital art, creative expression
Students use digital tools to create artwork representing ethical innovations. They explore digital art software and learn basic techniques for creating digital illustrations. Students also discuss how art can be used to communicate complex ideas about technology and ethics.

And that is just the beginning! Every chapter is a step towards building a strong foundation for a successful future for your tween.

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