January 10, 2015 at 16:32Programming Tutorial for Kids
Now in Russian there is no actual textbook on programming for children (correct, if not right). Therefore, I decided to write it and put it in the public domain.
Initially, the idea came up to teach a 12-year-old child something on a computer.
- Is programming interesting?
- Yes, I want to make games.
Well, I think we need to find a book, hand it in and a hat. But I didn’t find anything. All that is too complicated and boring for a student. It turns out that there is a lot of information on training, but the "entry threshold" is high, which can only be overcome by learning personally in courses. Okay, I showed how to program a simple tennis, I saw that there is interest. And he decided to give lessons, and along the way write a programming textbook for school children.
The idea of the textbook is as follows:
- JavaScript, which does not require installation and has simple visualization capabilities
- the practice of mini-games as an example
- a simple, accessible explanation of programming fundamentals
- a minimum of theory (OOP, libraries, drawing algorithms, etc. is too early)
- version for download ( Google-dock)
- give information on where to move on
. Currently there are 3 parts: Basics (JS, HTML and CSS), Convenience (Functions, Arrays, removal to separate files) and Design. Only 1 part has been published, but I already need a feedback. Actually, due to the need for feedback, the textbook is published as a blog, with the possibility of commenting.
I ask for constructive criticism. If possible, show the textbook to familiar students. You also need links to spectacular projects related to robotics and programming (like fightcodegame.com ).
The tutorial is here: http://kidsjs.blogspot.ru
Initially, the idea came up to teach a 12-year-old child something on a computer.
- Is programming interesting?
- Yes, I want to make games.
Well, I think we need to find a book, hand it in and a hat. But I didn’t find anything. All that is too complicated and boring for a student. It turns out that there is a lot of information on training, but the "entry threshold" is high, which can only be overcome by learning personally in courses. Okay, I showed how to program a simple tennis, I saw that there is interest. And he decided to give lessons, and along the way write a programming textbook for school children.
The idea of the textbook is as follows:
- JavaScript, which does not require installation and has simple visualization capabilities
- the practice of mini-games as an example
- a simple, accessible explanation of programming fundamentals
- a minimum of theory (OOP, libraries, drawing algorithms, etc. is too early)
- version for download ( Google-dock)
- give information on where to move on
. Currently there are 3 parts: Basics (JS, HTML and CSS), Convenience (Functions, Arrays, removal to separate files) and Design. Only 1 part has been published, but I already need a feedback. Actually, due to the need for feedback, the textbook is published as a blog, with the possibility of commenting.
I ask for constructive criticism. If possible, show the textbook to familiar students. You also need links to spectacular projects related to robotics and programming (like fightcodegame.com ).
The tutorial is here: http://kidsjs.blogspot.ru