Teach kids programming

Posted in :

stlplace
Reading Time: < 1 minute

I am thinking about this, also there was an ask from two parents. Some of the things I think I can start at first class, also some of the things I am thinking about teaching (more systematic).

Starter: raspberry pi (and micro bit), coder master (Sophia’s game), the lego technic motor sets (not coding but interesting STEM toy)

More formal:

JavaScript via khan academy: course; playground

Python :

The old turtle thing, need to make it work on my macbook first, or ask GeLiang for something else)

Just came across this python playground from Justin’s email newsletter: this looks good too.

Below is probably more relevant for online coding interview: codePen (my activity). Now I recall I wrote about it a while ago: Job search advice amid COVID-19 pandemic (Update 05-19-2020)

Related Posts

  • Biden pardon controversy
    December 3, 2024

    <span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">2</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> A Chinese version (google translated) is here. First some background. Time: 6 Reasons Why Joe Biden Pardoned Hunter Biden MSNBC (Opinion): The unfair prosecution of Hunter Biden is over — finally The View cohosts react to Joe Biden pardoning Hunter Biden: ‘This is why people don’t trust Washington’ Personally, I agree with all the above.

    Read More
  • Is George W Bush the worst US president in recent memory?
    November 30, 2024

    <span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">4</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> Or that honor will go to Trump? I don’t know. One thing I do know is if past experience predicts future, it doesn’t look good 🙁 The only good news is as you can see from the google search, past experience doesn’t always predict future 🙂 The problem I see is we don’t have a

    Read More
  • Comey
    November 30, 2024

    <span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">2</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minutes</span></span> Comey concedes he may have been responsible for Trump’s election Bill Clinton Casts Blame on Hillary’s Presidential Defeat, Explains His Jeffrey Epstein Ties Trump picks Kash Patel to head FBI : FBI directors by law are appointed to 10-year terms as a means of insulating the bureau from politics. Wray, whom Trump tapped after firing

    Read More
  • Watch “Growing Pains” series again
    November 30, 2024

    <span class="rt-reading-time" style="display: block;"><span class="rt-label rt-prefix">Reading Time: </span> <span class="rt-time">< 1</span> <span class="rt-label rt-postfix">minute</span></span> I watched a bit of “Growing Pains” on Apple TV last night. I purchase the series from Apple, probably in year 2016, when Alan Thicke, who acted as the dad in the screen, Dr. Jason Seave, died. I recall I watched most of the series in early 1990s at my childhood home, mostly during my

    Read More
%d bloggers like this: