They skipped over Scratch but it is the bees knees for kids getting started. It is accessible and gender inclusive. It allows kids to focus on logic with no both about syntax. Couple this with the Scratch website, and you have a place for kids to share their work and learn from what others have done. If a kids likes something that someone else has produced they can download, inspect the code and build on it. Their approach of imagine, share, learn really is what happens.
Peter 2010/3/29 Ross Gardler <ross.gard...@oucs.ox.ac.uk> > This short podcast is a great idea for introducing people to programming. > Jono Bacon indicates he'd like to push it forward. Maybe TOS can either help > or make use of it. > > Check out this podcast..Shot of Jaq . > > The New Hacker Generation (Episode > Link<http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ShotOfJaq/~5/FJ0YfghfdKo/shotofjaq_thenewhackergeneration.mp3> > ) > > Subscribe using RSS Player on the iPhone. (App Store > Link<http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=302006628&mt=8>) > > or > Subscribe using iTunes > > > Sent from my mobile device. > > _______________________________________________ > tos mailing list > tos@teachingopensource.org > http://teachingopensource.org/mailman/listinfo/tos > > -- Free and Open education for all Peter Ruwoldt Grant High School Hosking Avenue MOUNT GAMBIER SA 5290 P. 08 87263128 F. 08 87250173 ruwol...@granths.sa.edu.au http://www.watiwara.com
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