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8th grader here! I've been programming for a relatively years (maybe around 7-8, very basic stuff of course, like turtle games and scratch. Huge thanks to my Da
by perryprog 9y ago
8th grader here! I've been programming for a relatively years (maybe around 7-8, very basic stuff of course, like turtle games and scratch. Huge thanks to my Dad :) ), and this seems like a really really great thing to do.
Most people in my grade I think would be able to make it through making a calculator, but maybe with some trouble. I'm also not sure if many of them have the attention span either.
I think my favorite thing about this is how it's all text based. My school currently does an event every year called "hour of code" where you do some visual programming for about 40 minutes (class period cuts it off). It's usually the same thing every year, and it seems like people don't learn anything new at them.
I hope your students keep on learning, and you keep on teaching!
- zebMcCorkle 9y agoI'm an 11th grader and for Hour of Code we have just recently graduated from block-based programming... to HTML. I personally just either do my computer programming homework or work on a side project, but I don't believe that the Hour of Code is too useful to anyone else. I feel like someone needs to make some sane Hour of Code activities for high school students and do things like presenting on it at conferences and podcasts. From what I can tell from multiple years of presenting similar things, those are some of the best ways to get an idea to public school technology administration.
- j_s 9y agoHour of Code includes options that use JavaScript and Python (and a handful of less mainstream options). If you are allowed to choose, you can use the filter on the side to select 'Language: Typing'. Hour of Code Activities | https://code.org/learn https://code.org/learn
- perryprog 9y agoI’ve seen those! They’re definitely better, but we’re not really _supposed_ to choose.