Did you know that programming is currently the most sought-after subject by parents in many countries? According to a recent study by Gallup and Google, 90% of parents in the United States consider that learning to code will be totally necessary for their children’s...
In 2009, the Swedish programmer Markus “Notch” Persson launched Minecraft, an open-world game that stood out for its functionality and the multitude of things that could be done in this world: it is not a video game that sets specific goals, but rather all...
In 2006, Dr. Jeannette Wing defined computational thinking as a set of skills and techniques aimed at solving problems which arise from the study of the nature of computing. Computational thinking can be worked through programming, since learning to code is not only...
A new school year begins ─this time marked by the uncertainty that COVID19 has brought us─ and it is time to choose the extracurricular activities the younger ones will attend to. There are many types of extracurricular activities and the most important thing is that...
Due to the arrival of the coronavirus many schools, extracurricular activities and other training for both children and adults have experienced with online education or e-learning for the first time. E-learning is a modality that, as we explained some months ago,...
Mathematical competences will be the main subject assessed in PISA 2021 and for the first time these tests will include questions to assess students’ computational thinking. PISA is a program promoted by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)...
