PenseEdu: aplicativo para aplicação interdisciplinar do pensamento computacional no ensino fundamental

Abstract

Computer Science, in the current scenario of Brazilian education, is disconnected from the school curriculum, but the globalized world demands that educational institutions invest in innovation and computational education to support the teaching-learning process. The resources currently available to apply the main concepts of Computing are insufficient to meet this need for a link with basic education. In view of this, the present work is motivated in the search to promote the inclusion of the main fundamentals of Computer Science as a way of evolving the skills and competences of Basic Education students. Therefore, the project aims to develop an application for mobile devices: PenseEdu, which aims to enable the interdisciplinary application of Computational Thinking in Elementary School. Since the application of Computational Thinking is still little used in view of the wide range of possibilities that it allows, we intend to facilitate the use of this interaction by providing teachers with directions. We understand that such a proposal adds to the articulation and integration of Computational Thinking in the teaching-learning environment, promoting the development of 21st century skills.