Comments on: Top 10 – Teaching Kids To Code http://www.johnmwillis.com/alice/teaching-kids-to-code/ JOHNMWILLIS BLOG Wed, 02 Jun 2010 23:53:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mangrovia http://www.johnmwillis.com/alice/teaching-kids-to-code/comment-page-1/#comment-91726 Mangrovia Wed, 02 Jun 2010 23:53:59 +0000 http://www.johnmwillis.com/?p=1743#comment-91726 Hi, I'm Italian. I just completed a few days ago experiencing a two-months-long course on computer programming, presented to 13 and 14 y.o. guys in an experimental public school. I used the Labview graphical programming environement with a lot of pleasure, and the course was succesfull at the maximum of the extents, much more then i expected at start. This wonderfull environement, other than a sofisticated and deeply professional tool, is so clear and easy to learn and to use that guys where able to develope their first application (a water tank filling) in few hours, giving me the way to fully inseminate the classes with a lot of basical programming concepts. We will repeat this same experience for the next year. Hi, I’m Italian. I just completed a few days ago experiencing a two-months-long course on computer programming, presented to 13 and 14 y.o. guys in an experimental public school. I used the Labview graphical programming environement with a lot of pleasure, and the course was succesfull at the maximum of the extents, much more then i expected at start. This wonderfull environement, other than a sofisticated and deeply professional tool, is so clear and easy to learn and to use that guys where able to develope their first application (a water tank filling) in few hours, giving me the way to fully inseminate the classes with a lot of basical programming concepts. We will repeat this same experience for the next year.

]]> By: Dan http://www.johnmwillis.com/alice/teaching-kids-to-code/comment-page-1/#comment-65841 Dan Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:15:18 +0000 http://www.johnmwillis.com/?p=1743#comment-65841 Another interesting one is http://www.greenfoot.org, an open source simulation environment geared toward teaching modeling and such. From the guys that did bluej. Another interesting one is http://www.greenfoot.org, an open source simulation environment geared toward teaching modeling and such. From the guys that did bluej.

]]> By: John http://www.johnmwillis.com/alice/teaching-kids-to-code/comment-page-1/#comment-65330 John Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:52:32 +0000 http://www.johnmwillis.com/?p=1743#comment-65330 PhiLho, Actually I see python and lua as migration languages after the gui based. I think lua is good follow up lang for after the gui/virtual experience and plays well for potential WoW stuff. Thanks for the comments. In my next life I am going to devote my like to K12 CS education... John PhiLho,

Actually I see python and lua as migration languages after the gui based. I think lua is good follow up lang for after the gui/virtual experience and plays well for potential WoW stuff.

Thanks for the comments. In my next life I am going to devote my like to K12 CS education…

John

]]> By: PhiLho http://www.johnmwillis.com/alice/teaching-kids-to-code/comment-page-1/#comment-65329 PhiLho Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:34:15 +0000 http://www.johnmwillis.com/?p=1743#comment-65329 I am a bit surprised to see two languages in this list of tools, particularly Lua, which I love, and indeed feel is great to start to learn programming, but lacks a bit of pizzaz (graphics) out of the box. Now, there are some Lua-based tools, like Löve, making easy to make games. I recently discovered Scirra Construct which seems interesting too. I am a bit surprised to see two languages in this list of tools, particularly Lua, which I love, and indeed feel is great to start to learn programming, but lacks a bit of pizzaz (graphics) out of the box. Now, there are some Lua-based tools, like Löve, making easy to make games.
I recently discovered Scirra Construct which seems interesting too.

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