Title : 
doIT — An approach to comprehend information technologies and computer science
         
        
            Author : 
Krajnc, E. ; Knoll, M. ; Niederl, F. ; Feiner, J.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Internet Technol., FH Joanneum, Kapfenberg, Austria
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Secondary school students tend to learn more about the usage of computers than the technology behind. It is a challenging task to raise a basic understanding, motivation, and interest in computer science and IT. The project doIT tries to fulfill this task by presenting experimental games which abstract common computer principles. The goal should be that students are led from the conceptual experiment to a greater insight into the actual, technological background.
         
        
            Keywords : 
computer games; computer science education; educational technology; IT; computer principles; computer science; experimental games; information technologies; Abstracts; Computer science; Computers; Educational institutions; Games; Information technology; Internet; computer science; experiment; games; technology;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), 2012 15th International Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Villach
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
978-1-4673-2425-0
         
        
            Electronic_ISBN : 
978-1-4673-2426-7
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/ICL.2012.6402078