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Using children’s literature to introduce computing principles and concepts in primary schools: work in progress

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Using children’s literature to introduce computing principles and concepts in primary schools: work in progress. / Twigg, Sarah; Blair, Lynne; Winter, Emily.
WiPSCE'19 Proceedings of the 14th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education. New York: ACM, 2019. 23.

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Twigg, S, Blair, L & Winter, E 2019, Using children’s literature to introduce computing principles and concepts in primary schools: work in progress. in WiPSCE'19 Proceedings of the 14th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education., 23, ACM, New York, The 14th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 23/10/19. https://doi.org/10.1145/3361721.3362116, https://doi.org/10.1145/3361721.3362116

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Twigg, S., Blair, L., & Winter, E. (2019). Using children’s literature to introduce computing principles and concepts in primary schools: work in progress. In WiPSCE'19 Proceedings of the 14th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education Article 23 ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3361721.3362116, https://doi.org/10.1145/3361721.3362116

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Twigg S, Blair L, Winter E. Using children’s literature to introduce computing principles and concepts in primary schools: work in progress. In WiPSCE'19 Proceedings of the 14th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education. New York: ACM. 2019. 23 doi: 10.1145/3361721.3362116, 10.1145/3361721.3362116

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Twigg, Sarah ; Blair, Lynne ; Winter, Emily. / Using children’s literature to introduce computing principles and concepts in primary schools : work in progress. WiPSCE'19 Proceedings of the 14th Workshop in Primary and Secondary Computing Education. New York : ACM, 2019.

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