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

[timmer at westnet.com.au]

And then there's learning to program without a computer in sight 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyHBRq504ZU
RegardsRobert T-A 

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

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/
[1]

 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/
[2]

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  Mark Kelly

  mark at vceit.com [3]
 http://vceit.com [4]    

Links:
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[1]
http://www.wired.com/2016/05/hopscotch-teaches-kids-code-without-command-line/
[2]
http://www.wired.com/2016/05/osmo-turns-blocks-code-teach-kids-programming/
[3] mailto:mark at vceit.com
[4] http://vceit.com

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