Stephanie Hoeppner

Integrate readings from the Blown-To-Bits book and related writing prompts into your introductory CS curriculum to engage students critical thinking skills on tech and current events.

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Use tupperware containers and act out being the computer to teach students how in CS variables and statements like x=x+1 are different than variables and equations in math by creating a meaningful visualization.

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Misconception: When a variable is on both sides of an equal sign (i.e., x = x+1), students can get very confused.

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Have students compare two hypothetical job candidates using their resumes and social media profiles to discuss issues that impact online presence and searching for jobs.

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Show students the “What Facebook Knows About You” video to help them better understand their digital fingerprint.

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Use the playful phrasing “bracket thief” when students get a common Java error for forgetting to use a closing bracket to remind students of this error in a non-threatening way.

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Show a storyboarding video clip from Pixar’s Toy Story to show students that storyboarding is a real world activity and that storyboarding is vital in some careers.

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Use some of the following real world constructs to help beginning students form better understandings of abstract object-oriented principles.

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Use Potato Head Toys to teach classes, objects, methods, and properties so that students develop hands on experience with abstract topics.

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