1. Learning Computational Thinking through VIEW Shiyong Lu Department of Computer Science Wayne State University shiyong@wayne.edu

2. What is computational thinking?  "Computational Thinking is the thought processes involved in formulating problems and their solutions so that the solutions are represented in a form that can be effectively carried out by an information-processing agent. (Cuny, Snyder, Wing)  Thinking skills, not programming skills, as fundamental as reading and writing in today’s society,  For each field and everybody, not just for computer professionals.

3. What is VIEW?  A free online e-learning gateway for computational thinking for K-12 students  Innovation of VIEW: represent computational thinking as visual scientific workflows, thinking becomes drag- and-drop and connecting…  One can learn many computational thinking through VIEW: elementary arithmetic, Boolean algebra, relational algebra, and more…  But how?

4. VIEW 1-2-3 Step 1: Drag and drop inputs and outputs, and computational modules

5. VIEW 1-2-3 Step 2: Link them into a scientific workflow

6. VIEW 1-2-3 Step 3: Click the run button, you get the result!

7. VIEW 1-2-3 Step 3: Click the run button, you get the result!

8. Kids Play VIEW