Comments for GoodGNUs http://www.goodgnus.org Tales from the frontline of Free Software & Social Enterprise Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:03:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Teaching Kids to Code by Myjnie http://www.goodgnus.org/2011/04/teaching-kids-to-code/comment-page-1/#comment-2862 Myjnie Thu, 19 May 2011 06:50:36 +0000 http://www.goodgnus.org/?p=547#comment-2862 Hey there! This is my first visit to your blog! We are a collection of volunteers and starting a new project in a community in the same niche. Your blog provided us valuable information to work on. You have done a marvellous job! Hey there! This is my first visit to your blog! We are a collection of volunteers and starting a new project in a community in the same niche. Your blog provided us valuable information to work on. You have done a marvellous job!

]]> Comment on Cool Arduino Projects by George http://www.goodgnus.org/2010/02/cool-arduino-projects/comment-page-1/#comment-2847 George Sat, 14 May 2011 07:23:37 +0000 http://www.goodgnus.org/?p=319#comment-2847 this is good idea and please can you help me with this topic Controlling an LED Matrix Using Multiplexing. thanks so much for your help. this is good idea and please can you help me with this topic Controlling an LED Matrix Using Multiplexing.
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]]> Comment on Beware the Walled Garden by Bobby http://www.goodgnus.org/2011/04/beware-the-walled-garden/comment-page-1/#comment-2844 Bobby Thu, 12 May 2011 20:27:23 +0000 http://www.goodgnus.org/?p=560#comment-2844 <strong>Bobby...</strong> Nice post sur linux training courses ont souscrit à votre flux... Bobby…

Nice post sur linux training courses ont souscrit à votre flux…

]]> Comment on Teaching Kids to Code by Richard Smedley http://www.goodgnus.org/2011/04/teaching-kids-to-code/comment-page-1/#comment-2733 Richard Smedley Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:39:53 +0000 http://www.goodgnus.org/?p=547#comment-2733 @Donovan I'm not sure that there's any point in the current national curriculum for ICT at all? As for teachers, they'd have to be trained of course - the challenge being to write materials that teachers can understand ;^) Another option is bringing in people from outside school - however I've no idea how this could be done as I'm not in Education. I will try and find out next month, though :-) @Donovan
I’m not sure that there’s any point in the current national curriculum for ICT at all?

As for teachers, they’d have to be trained of course - the challenge being to write materials that teachers can understand ;^)
Another option is bringing in people from outside school - however I’ve no idea how this could be done as I’m not in Education. I will try and find out next month, though :-)

]]> Comment on Teaching Kids to Code by Richard Smedley http://www.goodgnus.org/2011/04/teaching-kids-to-code/comment-page-1/#comment-2732 Richard Smedley Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:36:39 +0000 http://www.goodgnus.org/?p=547#comment-2732 @Zoe Thanks for the link. It would be great to talk further about what you're doing. @Zoe
Thanks for the link. It would be great to talk further about what you’re doing.

]]> Comment on Teaching Kids to Code by Donovan http://www.goodgnus.org/2011/04/teaching-kids-to-code/comment-page-1/#comment-2731 Donovan Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:33:54 +0000 http://www.goodgnus.org/?p=547#comment-2731 Interesting!! Who teaches the teachers? My second subject at secondary level is ICT, I teach very little of it, none of which is coding. My degree involved a significant proportion of computer science including programming in Java, This is substantially more then the majority of ICT teachers who could only be classed as non-specialists, yet I would find the prospect of teaching coding a little worrying. How the non-specialists would cope must be a genuine concern? Also how would coding fit into the current NC at both ks 2 & 3? The nc for ict is a chore to teach and would certainly benefit from the challenge of coding for both teacher and student alike, but many ict teachers would be worried for the reasons stated previously. Interesting!!

Who teaches the teachers? My second subject at secondary level is ICT, I teach very little of it, none of which is coding. My degree involved a significant proportion of computer science including programming in Java, This is substantially more then the majority of ICT teachers who could only be classed as non-specialists, yet I would find the prospect of teaching coding a little worrying. How the non-specialists would cope must be a genuine concern?

Also how would coding fit into the current NC at both ks 2 & 3?

The nc for ict is a chore to teach and would certainly benefit from the challenge of coding for both teacher and student alike, but many ict teachers would be worried for the reasons stated previously.

]]> Comment on Teaching Kids to Code by Zoe Ross http://www.goodgnus.org/2011/04/teaching-kids-to-code/comment-page-1/#comment-2730 Zoe Ross Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:21:37 +0000 http://www.goodgnus.org/?p=547#comment-2730 Hi Richard, I have picked this debate up a little late, but hope I can still contribute! I am an ex ICT teacher and mum with a passion for teaching students programming concepts. I am no coder and have taught myself much over the past few years. I'm actually in the process of writing a series of free ebooks on the topic as part of my social enterprise, DoDigital, and would happily help where I can. My favourites are Scratch & BYOB, Alice, Game Maker, App Inventor and Greenfoot. All are easily accessible for students of all abilities (depending on age) and have been tried an tested by parents, teachers & students. The team at Computing at school are also really passionate about this and might be able to help. http://www.computingatschool.org.uk/ Hi Richard, I have picked this debate up a little late, but hope I can still contribute! I am an ex ICT teacher and mum with a passion for teaching students programming concepts. I am no coder and have taught myself much over the past few years. I’m actually in the process of writing a series of free ebooks on the topic as part of my social enterprise, DoDigital, and would happily help where I can.
My favourites are Scratch & BYOB, Alice, Game Maker, App Inventor and Greenfoot.
All are easily accessible for students of all abilities (depending on age) and have been tried an tested by parents, teachers & students. The team at Computing at school are also really passionate about this and might be able to help. http://www.computingatschool.org.uk/

]]> Comment on Teaching Kids to Code by Richard Smedley http://www.goodgnus.org/2011/04/teaching-kids-to-code/comment-page-1/#comment-2729 Richard Smedley Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:21:05 +0000 http://www.goodgnus.org/?p=547#comment-2729 @Rachel Not only did you have to learn, but you got a better keyboard with the Tandy, too :-) @Rachel
Not only did you have to learn, but you got a better keyboard with the Tandy, too :-)

]]> Comment on Teaching Kids to Code by Rachel McCollin http://www.goodgnus.org/2011/04/teaching-kids-to-code/comment-page-1/#comment-2728 Rachel McCollin Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:03:55 +0000 http://www.goodgnus.org/?p=547#comment-2728 When I was 12 I begged and pleaded with my folks to get me a ZX Spectrum for Christmas. They got me a Tandy TRS-80 instead. The games for it were so poor I had to learn BASIC so I could code my own. Best rubbish present ever. When I was 12 I begged and pleaded with my folks to get me a ZX Spectrum for Christmas. They got me a Tandy TRS-80 instead. The games for it were so poor I had to learn BASIC so I could code my own. Best rubbish present ever.

]]> Comment on Teaching Kids to Code by Richard Smedley http://www.goodgnus.org/2011/04/teaching-kids-to-code/comment-page-1/#comment-2727 Richard Smedley Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:41:41 +0000 http://www.goodgnus.org/?p=547#comment-2727 So, I've set up http://teachyourkidstocode.org/wiki/ & hope to find time to develop ideas there - but not alone. I went to agricultural college, so am aware that I missed out on some key coding concepts that anyone who studied CS at University can bring to this. Please help us to develop something that can: 1. Enthuse kids about coding 2. Teach clear thinking & problem solving 3. Be the foundation for the next generation of programmers Thanks :) So, I’ve set up
http://teachyourkidstocode.org/wiki/
& hope to find time to develop ideas there - but not alone.

I went to agricultural college, so am aware that I missed out on some key coding concepts that anyone who studied CS at University can bring to this. Please help us to develop something that can:
1. Enthuse kids about coding
2. Teach clear thinking & problem solving
3. Be the foundation for the next generation of programmers
Thanks :)

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