PULAU SALAK, 31 MARCH - 1 APRIL 2018: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) together with Sacofa Sdn. Bhd. Conducted the “Scratch Programming for Kids” and “Introduction to Business and Digital World” workshop at Kampung Pasir Salak on March 31 till April 1 recently.

More than 46 participants including 36 school children from SK Salak aged 11-12 took part in both events, which aims to improve digital literacy skills of the fishing community.

For the “Scratch Programming for Kids”, the participants were exposed to the Introduction to Scratch; a drag-and-drop, block-based, snap-together programming language, where they learn to create simple animations and develop games. They were also introduced to mBOT, an educational programmable robot, where the participants control its movement through drag-and-drop programming blocks.

As for the “Introduction to Business and Digital World” workshop, the participants were introduced to the basic knowledge in business and strategies in marketing through the social media platform such as Facebook and Instagram. They were also exposed to digital applications that could help them to edit images of their products to make them more attractive to potential customers.

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