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Programming / Coding for Kids

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formerly manx toffee

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OK .... Nerd alert....

My young lad is 12 and spends a reasonable amount of time paying with his mates online and on Xbox and what have you. I'd like him to be a bit more productive than that with his computer time and wondered whether any of you lot had any experience of apps or downloads that could get him and his mates messing around with coding rather than just playing.

Anyone know of any good starter sites or apps ?
 

formerly manx toffee said:
OK .... Nerd alert....

My young lad is 12 and spends a reasonable amount of time paying with his mates online and on Xbox and what have you. I'd like him to be a bit more productive than that with his computer time and wondered whether any of you lot had any experience of apps or downloads that could get him and his mates messing around with coding rather than just playing.

Anyone know of any good starter sites or apps ?
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My lad did some last year in Primary, the brought in teacher said he had a good aptitude for it & then 2 of the school teachers had him 'teach' them what he'd learnt. Said he had an aptitude for it and then it didnt go any further with the school.
Thought about a Pi for him but he wasnt sure if it was for the same kind of thing.


To get him to be a bit more productive I installed the free Photoshop (CS2) on a laptop my arl fella gave him so that he could learn how to use it, he wants 1 for vids now especially when he gets that gopro type thing, he films a lot on his phone and some of the apps on there (all free) allow him to edit, add effects etc & he's currently doing a load for his footy club for their website... club profile,player profiles, m.o.m interviews etc. Wouldnt mind sniding a good video editor like for when he has his camera.
 
I read a pi thing, as in uses for it.

a fella installed one on a rc vehicle, with a camera phone, used the camera and gprs to control it, reckoned he could control it anywhere and sent it to the paper shop and it returned with his paper, obv he rang up as it couldnt open the door.

Things to do with a pi comes up with all kinds that folk have used them for.
 

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows.Forms;

Ask him if he understands this. If he does then its a go.
 
http://teamtreehouse.com/

Have a look at this mate. I used it to learn basic Android programming in Java, but there's a lot of other languages on there (html, ruby, python).

I've used quite a few books and sites over the years for different programming, nothing's taught me the basics of a language and got me coding useful stuff as fast as that site. Really practical, good support, teaches with videos and loads of code examples and tests you with questions and quizzes. Also has a strong community and a points system to show off what you've learned so might be a hook for a youngster. First couple of weeks is free, then it's about $25 a month, but you can pause your account anytime.
 
We have an IT Club in my Primary School. They do various programming classes for kids after school. One of the programs they use is Scratch. It's quite basic tho, so might be below your lads level, but could be quite good as an introduction into how programming works. I don't know what the cost would be, asaik we got it free. I'm sure there's another program we use, but i'd have to check at school to see what it is.
 
formerly manx toffee said:
Mine is after an Xbox capture card so he can mess around putting replays on you tube for his mates.
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When I used to want to do this I got into video editing and 3D graphics and stuff. I'd edit my mates game clips and make really bad montages as they were called. I became okay at one point but never carried on as I grew out of it. Could be a possible route even though I er, *ahem* legally *ahem* acquired the software. I'll try and find something I made. I remember I modelled an iMac once but the pictures have been removed and they're on my other PC.

This is just something I done, not amazing by any means. Just throwing the idea in there.

op1t2u.jpg
 

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