There has been an exponential rise in technological advances in the past 10-20 years. You can see this advance in every aspect of our everyday lives from our smartphones, laptops, advances in medical technology, and even advances in educational technology. So what does this sudden growth of advancements in technology mean?

Almost every technology today has had something to do with a Computer, whether it be creating the technology through computerized assembly machines, coding and programming the technology to do what we want, or simply designing the idea through computerized softwares or programs. Bottom line is the Computer Science and information technology fields are on the rise and a demand for people with these skills is high. Schools of higher education have had growth in high numbers of students entering these fields of study all over the country.

In a recent article posted by Georgia State University, an emphasis on the growing importance of computer science is explained by expanding its exposure to students not only high school but in elementary and middle school as well. The article congratulates a Georgia state professor for being awarded a $1.2 million grant in order to create a computer science curriculum integrated into “urban elementary school classrooms”.

The plan is to create a program educating children from third to fifth grade the same strategies and knowledge “that industry leaders use to create websites, apps, games and other digital media.”

The purpose of this project is to educate children in innovative ways in order to expose students early on to skills that are becoming very important in this “increasingly digital society”.

This article struck me as a completely ingenious and innovative way to begin to build and educate a technologically literate and skillful generation that will hopefully then be able to contribute to this age of technological innovations and advancements.

Through this article we can continue to see the importance and impact that technology has not only had on our social live but on our educational and acedemic lives as well.

I am excited to see where technology will take us in  the next 10 to 20 years!

until next time,

Alexandra Orrego

P.S. here is this article if you are interested in reading it!

http://news.gsu.edu/2014/10/21/professor-awarded-1-2-million-computer-science-curriculum-project/