Computing and I: A Proposal for Computer Education for the Sixth Year of Elementary Education II
Abstract
Computing skills are increasingly needed in contemporary life. This makes educators consider teaching computing from the initial grades of basic education. However, in addition to the need of defining reference curricula, our community needs to develop materials appropriate to the age of these students and to the Brazilian reality. This paper describes a proposal of a computing textbook for the sixth year of Brazilian middle school that seeks to integrate fundamental concepts of computer science, domain of technologies and computational thinking skills. Part of the developed materials were preliminarily used with sixth-grade students from a state public school. Results suggest that the book has proven appropriate to the target audience, ensuring students immersion in the world of information technology.
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