Comments for Ideas for Teaching Computer Technology to Kids http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com A collection of ideas and resources that might help someone who wants to teach kids about computer technology Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:08:15 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on MIT OpenCourseWare: Lego Robotics by fuzzyengineering http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/mit-opencourseware-lego-robotics/#comment-5413 fuzzyengineering Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:08:15 +0000 http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/mit-opencourseware-lego-robotics/#comment-5413 this course might be taught at university but it is great for kids too as it makes them curious about the possibilities of robotics. this course might be taught at university but it is great for kids too as it makes them curious about the possibilities of robotics.

]]> Comment on Block diagram of a computer and parts of a computer by robin http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/2007/10/02/block-diagram-of-a-computer-and-parts-of-a-computer/#comment-5405 robin Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:05:33 +0000 http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/2007/10/02/block-diagram-of-a-computer-and-parts-of-a-computer/#comment-5405 I found your site while search for diagrams. I went through a lot of your sites and found them to be very informative. Thank you. I found your site while search for diagrams. I went through a lot of your sites and found them to be very informative.

Thank you.

]]> Comment on 40+ Desert Island Web Development Tools by herbcle http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/40-desert-island-web-development-tools/#comment-5401 herbcle Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:53:43 +0000 http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/40-desert-island-web-development-tools/#comment-5401 Of course it varies with the student but we have been teaching high school students of all grades about programming. I have read about really young students being taught programming, even as young as 5th grade. I don't know how they do that! Game programming is definitely a good way to go. Gamemaker is a great tool for that. Good luck and write any time if you have questions. Of course it varies with the student but we have been teaching high school students of all grades about programming. I have read about really young students being taught programming, even as young as 5th grade. I don’t know how they do that!

Game programming is definitely a good way to go. Gamemaker is a great tool for that.

Good luck and write any time if you have questions.

]]> Comment on 40+ Desert Island Web Development Tools by David Lorenz http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/40-desert-island-web-development-tools/#comment-5400 David Lorenz Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:35:12 +0000 http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/2009/09/29/40-desert-island-web-development-tools/#comment-5400 I am a lateral entry school teacher acquiring my teaching certificate for High School mathematics. My prior career was a computer programmer for many years. At what do you think that students will actually be able to code and understand the concepts behind the computer programming? Would coding a game program be a good way to start off? Thanks I am a lateral entry school teacher acquiring my teaching certificate for High School mathematics. My prior career was a computer programmer for many years.

At what do you think that students will actually be able to code and understand the concepts behind the computer programming? Would coding a game program be a good way to start off?

Thanks

]]> Comment on Block diagram of a computer and parts of a computer by balbir http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/2007/10/02/block-diagram-of-a-computer-and-parts-of-a-computer/#comment-5399 balbir Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:25:24 +0000 http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/2007/10/02/block-diagram-of-a-computer-and-parts-of-a-computer/#comment-5399 very intresting very intresting

]]> Comment on Wiki on Squeak especially eToys. by srini http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/2006/11/23/wiki-on-squeak-especially-etoys/#comment-5378 srini Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:46:59 +0000 http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/2006/11/23/wiki-on-squeak-especially-etoys/#comment-5378 Though Smalltalk is not that popular these days, there is a new renaissance in Smalltalk development, thanks to Squeak.I went through many sites of the Smalltalk and agree with all the supporters of Smalltalk. The more I learn about Smalltalk and Squeak the more I’m impressed. In the process of my learning I have collected some good sites (more than 200) related to Smalltalk and Squeak (lessons, tutorials and programming). If you are interested take a look at the below link. 200 sites to know about smalltalk and squeak programming http://bit.ly/g3iow Though Smalltalk is not that popular these days, there is a new renaissance in Smalltalk development, thanks to Squeak.I went through many sites of the Smalltalk and agree with all the supporters of Smalltalk. The more I learn about Smalltalk and Squeak the more I’m impressed. In the process of my learning I have collected some good sites (more than 200) related to Smalltalk and Squeak (lessons, tutorials and programming). If you are interested take a look at the below link.
200 sites to know about smalltalk and squeak programming http://bit.ly/g3iow

]]> Comment on NASA’s Robotics Alliance Project by Dr. Seth Quartey http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/2006/12/22/nasas-robotics-alliance-project/#comment-5377 Dr. Seth Quartey Mon, 27 Jul 2009 11:07:55 +0000 http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/2006/12/22/nasas-robotics-alliance-project/#comment-5377 This is a robotics platform designed for universities to display their robotics videos and photos to the industry and public. Included are top robotics labs such as MIT, CMU, Oxford, ANU, Cambridge, and many German, Canadian and Asian Universities. Visit http://www.expo21xx.com/research to see these projects. This is a robotics platform designed for universities to display their robotics videos and photos to the industry and public. Included are top robotics labs such as MIT, CMU, Oxford, ANU, Cambridge, and many German, Canadian and Asian Universities.

Visit http://www.expo21xx.com/research to see these projects.

]]> Comment on Data logging in Lego Mindstorms NXT 2 by David http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/data-logging-in-lego-mindstorms-nxt-2/#comment-5354 David Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:58:35 +0000 http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/?p=530#comment-5354 The stuff you can do with lego never ceases to amaze me. The first surprize I got was when a kid made a functioning dot matrix printer which could be attached to the pc! I think lego is a great example of large scale molecular modeling which can be made into anything to serve almost any purpose. The stuff you can do with lego never ceases to amaze me. The first surprize I got was when a kid made a functioning dot matrix printer which could be attached to the pc! I think lego is a great example of large scale molecular modeling which can be made into anything to serve almost any purpose.

]]> Comment on Book: Invent Your Own Computer Games with PYTHON by boblee http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/2009/03/29/book-invent-your-own-computer-games-with-python/#comment-5350 boblee Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:32:01 +0000 http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/?p=547#comment-5350 Great Blogging!! Keep Your Good Work Going!! <a href="http://www.processorprofile.com" rel="nofollow">Processor</a> Great Blogging!!
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]]> Comment on Wolfram Demonstrations Project – High School Computer Science by Anton http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/wolfram-demonstrations-project-high-school-computer-science/#comment-5349 Anton Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:23:29 +0000 http://teachcomputers.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/wolfram-demonstrations-project-high-school-computer-science/#comment-5349 Cool! Cool!

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