After a very quick look, it seems like the established Turtle Art Any comparison?
Andy On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Jurgis Pralgauskis < jurgis.pralgaus...@gmail.com> wrote: > > pedagogically very good approach > and technologically, seems very simple :) > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: elli...@trinket.io <elliotttrinket...@trinketio.mail.intercom.io> > Date: Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 10:36 PM > Subject: From Scratch to Real Python Code with our New Block Trinket! > To: jurgis.pralgaus...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > Hi Jurgis! > > I'm very excited to announce our new *Interactive Block Trinkets*: > > <https://via.intercom.io/c?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftrinket.io%2Flibrary%2Ftrinkets%2Fc1c530eeb8&h=556d41b92b91ff886077b068e4fa165ff60be37b-558378712> > > Inspired by Scratch > <https://via.intercom.io/c?url=http%3A%2F%2Fscratch.mit.edu&h=0d6fadf2a241cc22de54822705b641cb19fa211c-558378712> > and Code.org > <https://via.intercom.io/c?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcode.org&h=bb9eb1eb904a1867195a835892fbba61fba8338a-558378712>'s > Hour of Code > <https://via.intercom.io/c?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcsedweek.org%2F&h=542b72242575c0c4011d87ee8d7fc5643e8cd99c-558378712>, > these Trinkets take typing and syntax out of the equation of teaching and > learning Python. But unlike previous block-based tools, *they're > generating real Python underneath*! This lets students move into the > world of real programming languages and bring their computational thinking > skills along. > > <https://via.intercom.io/c?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftrinket.io%2Flibrary%2Ftrinkets%2Fc1c530eeb8&h=556d41b92b91ff886077b068e4fa165ff60be37b-558378712> > > From the tests we've done with teachers and students, seeing the > relationship between familiar blocks and unfamiliar code helps demystify > code and accelerates the learning process. We can't wait to see what you > do with this new too! > Get Started with Blocks Today > > Click Here > <https://via.intercom.io/c?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftrinket.io%2Flibrary%2Ftrinkets%2Fc1c530eeb8&h=556d41b92b91ff886077b068e4fa165ff60be37b-558378712> > to see the example above, which you can easily share or copy it to your > account! Or, if you're feeling creative, here's how easy it is to make > your own: > > - Log in to Trinket > > <https://via.intercom.io/c?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftrinket.io%2Fhome&h=41b84490bc495098e1946f31698fcebeab44de86-558378712>, > click the New Trinket Button, and select *Blocks *as your Trinket type > - Grab blocks from the palette to build your Trinket > - Click Save and you've made your Trinket! Now share a link or embed > the Trinket anywhere, such as Google Sites > > <https://via.intercom.io/c?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.trinket.io%2Fhow-to-google-sites&h=44665825c35e8821ac2729a7856966d98b7bfead-558378712> > - Click the *View Code* button at any time to see what Python the > blocks have generated > > In the coming weeks we'll be building a tighter integration with our > popular Python trinkets. This will be a true end-to-end solution for > getting students who know Scratch or other block-based languages hands on > with real Python code. > > As always, I'd love to see what you create with these! Create or modify a > Block trinket and reply to this email with the link. We'll feature the > best Trinkets on our blog. > > - Elliott > > CEO, Trinket @hauspoor > <https://via.intercom.io/c?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fhauspoor&h=e06a62503e41ef9390b0d5dd173cfd1d07e1d3ba-558378712> > (919) 308-6681 > > <https://via.intercom.io/c?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftrinket.io&h=dedc0a69cb6c194c5e24a10836aa1ba332eb5e31-558378712> > *elli...@trinket.io <elli...@trinket.io>* from trinket.io 17 > Oct 2014 Powered by Intercom <http://www.intercom.io/> > > Unsubscribe from our emails > <https://app.intercom.io/unsubscribe?app_id=eezvdz15&conversation_id=558378712&user_id=53c0b2107919d45c5500d688> > > > > > -- > Jurgis Pralgauskis > tel: 8-616 77613; > Don't worry, be happy and make things better ;) > http://galvosukykla.lt > > _______________________________________________ > Edu-sig mailing list > Edu-sig@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig > > -- Dr. Andrew N. Harrington Computer Science Department Graduate Program Director g...@cs.luc.edu Loyola University Chicago 529 Lewis Towers, 111 E. Pearson St. (Downtown) 417 Cudahy Science Hall (Rogers Park campus) http://www.cs.luc.edu/~anh Phone: 312-915-7982 Fax: 312-915-7998 ahar...@luc.edu (as professor, not gpd role)
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