Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2013: Coding and "Making"

By Audrey Watters. Part 5 of my Top 10 Ed-Tech Trends of 2013 series. As with all of the trends I’m covering in my year-end review, neither the “Learn to Code” nor the “Maker Movement” are new. I’ll say it again: read Seymour Papert’s Mindstorms, published in 1980. Last year, I wrote about “Learning to Code” and “The Maker Movement” in two separate trends post. This year, I’m combining the two. This decision shouldn’t be seen as an indication that interest in either has diminished. To the contrary. More...