1. Adventures with Computational Thinking
CSE 3
Fluency with Information Technology
Misaki Yoshizawa
CSE 3/Marx
Adventures with Computational Thinking
Computational Thinking
Making Information Available to the World (HTML/Web Pages)
Dynamic Webpage Programming with JavaScript
What is computational thinking?
A way of solving problems with given information
Applying algorithms to solve problems mathematically
Different levels of abstraction
Java Script
Dynamic computer programming language
Created to allow interaction with the user (e.g. Black Jack-User may play the game using “money” online).
May also be used in environments that aren’t web-based such as PDF’s.
Using HTML, we can create any website.
Using HTML tags, we can create different fonts, color backgrounds and tables.
Visual Programming with Alice
What is Alice?
3D object-oriented programming environment
Written in Java
Data Analysis and Visualization with MS Excel
Presentation of Information with MS Powerpoint
Desktop Publishing with MS Word
MS Word can organize your career portfolio using
Bullet points
Images
Table of contents
Bibliography using Reference in MS Word
MS Excel can be used to store statistical data and draw graphs from it as well.
MS Powerpoint can be used to represent statistical data such as the one above.
Graphs include: pie chart, bar chart, and scatter point graphs