Get them to write a few programs in Etoys, Scratch or TurtleArt -- beginners can accomplish important things and get important insights in about half an hour in these environments.
There is an element of "how do you want to learn to kiss?" here ... Cheers, Alan ________________________________ From: Nicholas Doiron <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, July 5, 2011 11:40:09 PM Subject: [IAEP] Programmers in 30 minutes or less This link was circulating over the weekend: how do you explain computer programming to a 15 year old in 30 minutes or less? http://programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/84866/30-minutes-to-explain-programming-to-a-15-year-old What I like most about these answers is that they should work even when time is short and kids already use computers at home. There are some quick exercises and thought experiments to help understand code in a way that everyday computer use shields us from. Regards, Nick Doiron _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) [email protected] http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep
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