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For a beginner, you need to check out www.codehs.com -- we've made it really easy to get started and a ton of fun to learn. Plus, students all get access to an

For a beginner, you need to check out www.codehs.com -- we've made it really easy to get started and a ton of fun to learn. Plus, students all get access to and personalized help from tutors whenever they ask a question or submit their code.

harryf 14y ago
CodeHS looks pretty good; logo-esque from first glance. I see a problem though... As a parent having tried everything I can find (logo, scratch, hackety hack, invent with python, straight PHP programming etc. etc.) to teach my kids (currently 9 & 6) programming, the #1 problem is the medium is wrong: sitting still in front of a computer for more than 15 minutes is diametrically opposed to their natural behaviour. The best approach I've found, which also makes a great party game is "How to train your robot" -> http://drtechniko.com/2012/04/09/how-to-train-your-robot/ http://drtechniko.com/2012/04/09/how-to-train-your-robot/ . It works well because there are no computers involved. Cargobot on the iPad also works pretty well, although largely because it's an iPad Also recently had success with http://popapp.in http://popapp.in plus UI stencils although this is more design / hypermedia than programming