{"id":309,"date":"2017-03-09T09:14:17","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T19:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogsksbeedu.wpenginepowered.com\/techkokua\/?p=309"},"modified":"2017-07-24T12:22:14","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T22:22:14","slug":"cs-unplugged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.ksbe.edu\/techkokua\/2017\/03\/09\/cs-unplugged\/","title":{"rendered":"CS Unplugged"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/csedadmin.webfactional.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/logo-330h-880w.png\" alt=\"CS_Unplugged\" width=\"880\" height=\"330\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Would you like to teach your students computer science but don&#8217;t have a computer handy? No problem! Like the unplugged lessons found on <a href=\"https:\/\/code.org\/curriculum\/unplugged\">code.org<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/csunplugged.org\/\">CS Unplugged<\/a> also offers activities that don&#8217;t require any electronics.<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/csunplugged.org\/\">CS Unplugged<\/a> is a collection of <a href=\"http:\/\/csunplugged.org\/activities\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">free learning activities<\/a> that teach Computer Science through engaging games and puzzles that use cards, string, crayons and lots of running around.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The activities introduce students to Computational Thinking through\u00a0concepts such as <a href=\"http:\/\/csunplugged.org\/binary-numbers\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">binary numbers<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/csunplugged.org\/sorting-algorithms\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">algorithms<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/csunplugged.org\/text-compression\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">data compression<\/a>, separated from the distractions and technical details of having to use computers. Importantly, no programming is required to engage with these ideas!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>CS Unplugged is suitable for people of all ages, from elementary school to seniors, and from many countries and backgrounds. Unplugged has been used around the world for over twenty years, in classrooms, science centers, homes, and even for holiday events in a park!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The material is available free of charge, and is shared under a <a class=\"ext-link\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/3.0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Creative Commons BY-NC-SA licence<\/a>, which makes it easy to\u00a0copy,\u00a0adapt\u00a0and share it.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would you like to teach your students computer science but don&#8217;t have a computer handy? No problem! 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