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Give the title of your exercise, which may include the name of the topic you are covering, or some other catchy title. | Give the title of your exercise, which may include the name of the topic you are covering, or some other catchy title. | ||
=== | ===Discovering A Sorting Procedure=== | ||
Too often, we teach beginning programming students how to sort. It is better if they discover how to sort on their own. We should encourage them to try sorting methods with cards and blocks and then have them develop written procedures.. | |||
===Participants and props=== | ===Participants and props=== | ||
Revision as of 21:21, 17 November 2009
Sorting
Place Title of Exercise Here
Give the title of your exercise, which may include the name of the topic you are covering, or some other catchy title.
Discovering A Sorting Procedure
Too often, we teach beginning programming students how to sort. It is better if they discover how to sort on their own. We should encourage them to try sorting methods with cards and blocks and then have them develop written procedures..
Participants and props
How many students will participate? What else do you need (e.g., old tennis ball, Powerpoint slides, software).
The script
Describe how to do your exercise.