Course of Computational Thinking for Teachers

This course is designed to introduce participants to computational thinking through physical computation with Protobject, facilitating learning with multimedia resources, documents and hands-on activities.

1. Introduction to Computational Thinking

Explore the foundations of computational thinking and how Protobject facilitates its teaching.

• 🎥 What is computational thinking?
  Explanation of the fundamentals.

• 📄 Computational Thinking
  Importance of computational thinking in the 21st century.

• 🎥 What is Protobject? (Spanish)
  Introduction to the platform.

• 📄 The Protobject platform
  Application in educational environments.

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2. Knowledge of sensors and actuators in smartphones

Discover how sensors and actuators allow interaction with the environment.

• 🎥 Introduction to sensors and actuators
  Extended smartphone capabilities.

• 📄 Sensors and actuators in smartphones
  Operation and applications.

• 🎥 Components of Protobject (Spanish)
  Possibilities offered by Protobject.

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3. Introduction to Programming

Explore basic programming concepts with Protobject.

• 🎥 Programming Basics
  An introduction with practical examples.

• 📄 Introductory Activities
  Hands-on exercises to get started with Protobject.

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4. Advancing with Programming

Deepen your understanding of programming with Protobject.

• 📄 Advanced Activities
  Explore more complex concepts and applications.

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5. Designing learning activities

Criteria and strategies for designing effective activities with Protobject.

• 🎥 How to design learning activities?
  Criteria and recommendations.

• 📄 Structure and design of project activities
  Guidelines for designing and using ChatGPT.

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6. Project-based learning

How to apply PBL (Project-based learning) in the classroom with Protobject.

• 🎥 Introduction to PBL
  Application of PBL and its phases.

• 📄 Project-based learning
  A guide to getting started and using ChatGPT.

• 🎥 How to encourage creativity?
  Tips for developing more creative projects.

• 📄 Promote creative solutions in the classroom
  A guide to promoting creativity.

• 📄 Example of PBL with Protobject
  3 examples to guide you in developing PBL.

• 📄 Model Planning for Project-Based Learning
  A framework to help structure your PBL ideas.

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7. Summative and formative evaluation

Importance and strategies for evaluating learning.

• 🎥 What is summative and formative assessment?
  The relevance of formative evaluation.

• 📄 Summative and formative evaluation
  A guide for teachers.

• 🎥 Using Google Forms for ratings (Spanish)
  A practical approach.

• 📄 Creating assessment questions
  Strategies for using ChatGPT.