Code Tales, Vol 5 : Sustainable and Responsible Tech (Code Tales - Tech, Ethics, Coding for Tweens)

📚 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 5 : Sustainable and Responsible Tech, we focus on highlighting the responsibility to consider the environmental impact of technology use and development. 🦸

Imagine our planet Earth is like a big, beautiful house that we all share. Environmental stewardship is about taking care of this house and making sure it stays healthy and clean for everyone, including animals, plants, and future generations. Just like you might have chores at home to keep your room tidy, environmental stewardship involves actions we take to protect and improve our natural world. It is about being responsible caretakers of the air we breathe, the water we drink, the land we live on, and all the amazing creatures that share our planet.

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:
• Define environmental stewardship and explain its importance.
• Foster critical thinking about technology's role in environmental protection, and encourage personal responsibility for the environment.

Curriculum Links:
💻 Computing: Information evaluation, online research
Students develop skills in evaluating online information and conducting effective digital research. They learn about search engine algorithms and how to use advanced search techniques.

👧 Language Arts: Media literacy, analytical writing
Students analyze “The Turtle and the Two Swans” and practice critical media analysis. They discuss how the story's themes relate to online misinformation and the importance of questioning what we see online.

🏇 Social Studies: Current events, media influence
Students explore how media shapes the understanding of current events. They compare coverage of the same event across different media outlets and platforms. Students also learn about filter bubbles and echo chambers in social media.
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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