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Re: How hip-hop is introducing children to coding and technology

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Post by rconti » Wed, Aug 23, 2017, 11:57 PM UTC

monksy wrote: post #6

> He puts printed pictures of Mohamed on the wall, and asks students to scan them via an app. A menu of items pops up instantly: Mohamed’s Twitter feed; a 360-degree view of an interrogation room (meant to simulate the one Mohamed was taken to); a SoundCloud song; a quiz; a hip-hop video produced by Mr Mims. What was this a lesson for? (My knee jerk reaction makes me feel like that was politicized.. but I don't know…

I'm not sure why it matters. This seems like a textbook case of meeting students where they're at. Find something to catch their attention, something they might be interested in. The detail or right/wrong don't actually matter in the context of trying to catch and keep a kid's attention.

I found the rapping HTML tags to be far more cringe-worthy.

Re: How hip-hop is introducing children to coding and technology

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Post by marmor » Thu, Aug 24, 2017, 2:26 AM UTC

technovader wrote: post #13

Seems like this is becoming a template for click-bait articles. "How X is introducing kids to coding!" I've stopped paying attention unfortunately.

Despite "How X is introducing kids to coding!" perhaps being a common trope, this is not a click-bait article, in my opinion. They're real-world events providing positive experiences mixing art and technology for kids and adults.

(Full disclosure: I've helped to organize a few of these events as part of http://monthlymusichackathon.org)

Re: How hip-hop is introducing children to coding and technology

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Post by emjoes1 » Thu, Aug 24, 2017, 3:09 PM UTC

rconti wrote: post #21

monksy wrote: post #6

> He puts printed pictures of Mohamed on the wall, and asks students to scan them via an app. A menu of items pops up instantly: Mohamed’s Twitter feed; a 360-degree view of an interrogation room (meant to simulate the one Mohamed was taken to); a SoundCloud song; a quiz; a hip-hop video produced by Mr Mims. What was this a lesson for? (My knee jerk reaction makes me feel like that was politicized.. but I don't know…

I'm not sure why it matters. This seems like a textbook case of meeting students where they're at. Find something to catch their attention, something they might be interested in. The detail or right/wrong don't actually matter in the context of trying to catch and keep a kid's attention. I found the rapping HTML tags to be far more cringe-worthy.

Wow, this was just a sad read.

I found the title "Hustling 101: How to Turn Your Code into Cash" to be more cringe-worthy. Sorry but Hip-Hop music/culture is what is keeping people down.