Insights with NetSupport - ISTE 2024 edition: The coded what?! with Deanna Bledsoe

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English - July 15, 2024 13:00 - 12 minutes - 8.34 MB
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Maggie is joined by Deanna Bledsoe who runs a program called Kai Coders. Kai Coders is a program that teaches coding to elementary school children in a way that is fun, inclusive, and accessible. Hear Deanna discuss her background in IT and how she started Kai Coders as a way to teach her daughter and her Girl Scout troop about coding. She also discusses some of the cool projects that her students have worked on, such as a coded food drive and a giant paper robot that makes music. Deanna believes that coding is an important skill for all children to learn, and she is passionate about making coding education more inclusive and accessible.