Dear Michael,
* Michael McMahon [2021-10-26 18:38 +0200]:
> I have several years of experience teaching introductory programming
> concepts to children aged 6-18 in an after school setting using free
> software.
First of all thank you very much for your great feedback. Will try that
out in the
Hi, Bernhard!
The lack of reading and writing skills was the issue I faced. You nailed
it. I was also teaching lower income families so starting with a
written language could start earlier depending on the student or groups
writing level.
Yes, I did try codecombat and it was good. When I t
Michael,
thanks for sharing your experiences.
Am Dienstag 26 Oktober 2021 18:38:20 schrieb Michael McMahon:
> Around the age of 10, I would switch them away from drag and drop
> languages to Python or Lua if they were inclined through modifying
> simple games and modifying Minetest mods.
Reading
FWIW i was working on an abstract for a book that teaches the new generation
how to write a simple game engine (which seems to be something that lot of them
have interest in doing) through playing the game that they've created and
allowing them to release it on e.g. steam/itch.io etc...
The ide
Hi, Matthias!
I have several years of experience teaching introductory programming
concepts to children aged 6-18 in an after school setting using free
software.
The 5-6 age range (at least with my students) was limited to drag and
drop concepts such as Music Blocks [1], Blockly [2], Scratch
Hello Cryptie,
* Cryptie [2021-10-12 09:43 +0200]:
> What do you think about adding scratch ?
> It is a great way for young kids to learn algorithmic and having something
> fun fast.
>
> We use it in my association with 5y.o. so they can start fast...
>
> BUT
> 1) They don't provide scratch 3.
Hi all,
What do you think about adding scratch ?
It is a great way for young kids to learn algorithmic and having something fun
fast.
We use it in my association with 5y.o. so they can start fast...
BUT
1) They don't provide scratch 3.0 on GNU/Linux (it is installable but it
requires a parent
Hello everyone,
Little spoiler: if all goes well, there will be an illustrated
read-aloud book "Ada & Zangemann - a fairy tale about software,
skateboards, and ice cream" for children from ~5-6 years old about Free
Software before the end of the year. The book will first be available in
German, bu
