Novice wanting to introduce a 10 and a 12 yr old to coding. Searched online. Would appreciate your input.
Novice wanting to introduce a 10 and a 12 yr old to coding. Searched online. Would appreciate your input.
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I was thinking about doing the same. I've considered getting Rasberry Pi kits for them to put together and program on. Python seem to be a good language to start with.....which could translate to real word applications easily.Novice wanting to introduce a 10 and a 12 yr old to coding. Searched online. Would appreciate your input.
Yup. That's our configuration. We actually have a kid who looks like he's 7 or 8 in the group, but his father works with him, and I suspect he does a lot of the coding. The problem with middle school age is probably more in keeping their attention than in actual ability. A couple of kids with a parent participating would be more likely to work than our lab situation.I was thinking about doing the same. I've considered getting Rasberry Pi kits for them to put together and program on. Python seem to be a good language to start with.....which could translate to real word applications easily.
Any kits you recommend? I want them to have fun setting it up and using it.....to try and make them forget about the initial difficulty of learning a language.Yup. That's our configuration. We actually have a kid who looks like he's 7 or 8 in the group, but his father works with him, and I suspect he does a lot of the coding. The problem with middle school age is probably more in keeping their attention than in actual ability. A couple of kids with a parent participating would be more likely to work than our lab situation.