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Jeanette Wing is pleasantly surprised that her statements in 2006 about the importance of computational thinking took hold in the computer science and business industry. Now, more than a decade after the article, Wing is excited to see the amazing progress made in the K-12 education field.
Read Jeanette Wing's reflection.
Professional journal
What do you think it was about Wing's original thoughts on computational thinking that resonated well in the education community? In your professional journal, record three of the most interesting ideas presented in Wing's articles.
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I don't teach Computer Science, so what does computational thinking have to do with my subject area?
This video provides an example of one educator teaching students to use many of the computational thinking components in an elementary school classroom:
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Can you identify any of the four components of computational thinking in these lessons? Record your thoughts in your professional journal, adding a link to these lessons for reference.