This TED video by Mitch Resnick got me really excited about teaching kids to learn about computer programming.
Mitch Resnick: Let's teach kids to code | Video on TED.com:
This "Scratch" software from MIT looks like it would be very easy for small children to learn and have fun doing it. I'm going to see if I can get Devin, our seven year old grandson, interested in doing it.
Here is a link to the Scratch web site at MIT: http://scratch.mit.edu/parents/ where it explains to parents how to get their kids started.
Another article in the New York Times talks about Scratch, but also mentions a programming language called Alice (web site: http://www.alice.org/index.php ) from Carnegie Mellon University.
There are other languages and tutorials in the article.
I also found software called "Game Maker" that has a free version that might be worth trying with kids. There is a good tutorial on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dT4D1A8fmU
Mark Zukerberg and others have set up a web site at "www.code.org" that has Hour of Code as an introduction, and then for $3 there is another 30 lessons that can be bought on itunes or googleplay.
Mitch Resnick: Let's teach kids to code | Video on TED.com:
This "Scratch" software from MIT looks like it would be very easy for small children to learn and have fun doing it. I'm going to see if I can get Devin, our seven year old grandson, interested in doing it.
Here is a link to the Scratch web site at MIT: http://scratch.mit.edu/parents/ where it explains to parents how to get their kids started.
Another article in the New York Times talks about Scratch, but also mentions a programming language called Alice (web site: http://www.alice.org/index.php ) from Carnegie Mellon University.
There are other languages and tutorials in the article.
I also found software called "Game Maker" that has a free version that might be worth trying with kids. There is a good tutorial on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dT4D1A8fmU
Mark Zukerberg and others have set up a web site at "www.code.org" that has Hour of Code as an introduction, and then for $3 there is another 30 lessons that can be bought on itunes or googleplay.
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