Coding teaches kids important life lessons. I’m not kidding. Learning to program requires three fundamental traits – persistence, determination, and discipline. It also requires willpower and determination as a young child to sit down at a computer and learn how to code when all she or he w...
Do I need coding experience or training to use Tynker with my students? Not at all! No coding experience or training is required. Teachers love Tynker because the self-paced curriculum gets students started on their own. Tynker provides a rich set of resources to answer student questions, such...
We can change that for future generations by introducing them to coding at an early age. When they learn how technological devices work, that builds interest in them to make those gadgets better. Conclusion There are many benefits of teaching your kid how to code. The best age for your chi...
I didn't have an opportunity to create anything usable by others until years later and perhaps most importantly in the context of this blog post, I didn't have anyone in my family able to teach me about coding. For many kids today, that last point is still just as relevant as it was...
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“Dr. Payne used robots, games, and fun programs to motivate me in college, and Teach Your Kids to Code extends that same passion for coding cool apps beyond the walls of the campus.” —Bobby Brown, Lead Developer, GetUWired “It's so straightforward that you could easily hand this bo...
Letting kids learn How would you give today’s kids get an introduction to coding? The computers we have now are more complicated than the ones I was introduced to in the mid-’80s. Part of the appeal was making a computer do anything you wanted. But today, writing a program that asked...
[$9.99], a Lua interpreter for the iPad. Lots of cool things have been done with it, but its object oriented and may be tough for a kid to learn unless you happen to know Lua already to help. More Robust Coding Tools for Older Kids (and the Young at Heart) ...
Following up on my Why We Need to Teach Kid to Code, here are some fun ways to help them learn. So cool – wish some of these were around when I was an 8
Microsoft Research visual coding environment, my 9 year old enjoyed using this. Emphasizes the fun aspect. Also check out the excellent MicrosoftKid's Cornerin their beginners development center. Alice 3D Programming environment that's very different from most other approaches, it feels like a 3D ...