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Coding for Kids: Why Learning to Code is the New Essential Skill in Digital Education

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Originally published in TEACH Magazine, March/April 2015 Issue

By Meagan Gillmore

There’s a greater push to teach kids computer coding at school. But you don’t need to be a technology whiz to introduce it to your students. Here’s how some teachers are bringing coding to their classes—and how you can do the same.

A plumber from Brooklyn lies next to a racetrack. His vehicle—smashed. The audience—shocked. His condition? Unknown. A few Toronto children could determine whether he lives or dies.

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Meagan Gillmore is a freelance writer in Toronto, ON.

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