Computational Thinking in High School in Minas Gerais

• Márcio Luiz Bunte de Carvalho UFMG
• Luiz Chaimowicz UFMG
• Mirella M. Moro UFMG

Abstract

In Brazil, developing the Information Technology area is essential not only for political reasons but also for economical and social ones. Aiming to engage the next generation of professionals, this paper presents a pioneer project for adding IT and computational thinking in the school curriculum. As the invetion of the press allowed to propagate reading skills, computing and computers allow to propagate computational thinking. Therefore, this project aims at a better digital inclusion and the development of computational thinking skills of school students, which leads to improving the IT area as well as training the new generation of professionals and citizens.

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