Abstract:

The current situation tests the traditional way of teaching and learning. The sudden change to teaching under the restrictions of a lockdown highlighted some weak points of the education. The materials prepared with a traditional lesson structure in mind often fail to reach the same effectiveness in remote learning. Despite all efforts the learning curve in programming may be considered as one of the more difficult subjects. Even the first abstract concepts may cause challenges. Good quality teaching materials and notes were always desired because they can ease and improve the learning process. This affects both parties involved, teachers should use and hand out reviewed materials which are suitable for the class. On the other hand, students should be able to take their own notes, create example codes and track their own progress. Regarding the digital aspect of programming, taking notes with pen and paper may be considered obsolete. This paper discusses the modern means of taking notes with focus on the field of programming. Furthermore, the paper deals with the question whether notebook interfaces like Jupyter are applicable in high school education.

Keywords:

Jupyter, programming, notebook interface, computational notebook, development of algorithmic thinking.