[Year 12 SofDev] Teaching programming - yet another new approach or two

[Mark]

1. "THE INTERNET AGE HAS given us no shortage of coding tutorials. There
are instructional websites, games, online courses—even DIY computer kits.
But Hopscotch is different. While most coding is done on computers with
lines of code, Hopscotch is a visual programming language designed for
mobile devices... With Hopscotch, there’s no typing and no syntax. The
language centers around blocks that you drag and drop into place to build
routines. "

http://www.wired.com/2016/05/hopscotch-teaches-kids-code-without-command-line/


2. "Osmo Turns Blocks Into Code to Teach Kids Programming.

"THE BEST PROGRAMMERS turn complex code into intuitive tools that anyone
can use. And those tools are easier than ever to master, requiring little
more than a swipe or a tap. Interacting with code is so instinctive that
even cats know how to do it.

"Now the challenge is figuring out how to make creating code as easy as
using it. Osmo does that by turning abstract “building blocks” of computer
programs into actual, real-world building blocks. The goal is to make the
process so simple that a five-year-old can create code without having to
read an O’Reilly book."

http://www.wired.com/2016/05/osmo-turns-blocks-code-teach-kids-programming/

-- 

Mark Kelly

mark at vceit.com
http://vceit.com
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