- Explore free tools, techniques and ideas to inspire fun and creativity in your children’s approach to programming.
- Free tutorial
- Rating: 4.5 out of 54.5 (2,796 ratings)
- 69,276 students
- 1hr 7min of on-demand video
- Created by Fractus Learning
- English
What you’ll learn
- A firm understanding of the mindset and attitude required to encourage programming with your kids
- Tools and links to the best websites and apps for introducing code to kids
- Overview of the best programming languages, platforms and environments to see kids progress with programming
- Multiple digital and printable resources to initiate, progress and advance programming skills with your kids
- All the resources you need to take your kids to the next level and continue challenging them well into the future
Requirements
- Computer or mobile device
- Internet connection
- Motivation to see kids fall in love with coding
Description
This course is part of the Fractus Learning ‘Bitesize’ PD Program for Schools.
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“I think everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer — because it teaches you how to think.” – Steve Jobs
Programming is becoming an essential skill in nearly every modern industry. In fact, it’s predicted that by 2020 there will be 1,000,000 more computer science jobs than computer science students. Wow!
But more than any of that, when taught correctly, programming can be a whole heap of fun! Learning to code is an amazing, practical and hugely rewarding hobby and skill for kids of all ages.
In this jam-packed 1 hour course, we focus on the tools, techniques and ideas you can use to inspire fun and creativity in programming. With an emphasis on applications, the course steers away from code syntax or the conventions of any specific language and keeps the focus on making coding fun. In fact you won’t need any background or knowledge in programming at all.
Covering games, exercises, apps and more, the course is divided into four distinct sections to help guide you from introducing your kids to code, all the way to advancing them into more complex programming:
- Preparation
- Before the Code
- Where to Start
- Next Steps
So if your kids, class or school are excited about using technology to change the world, this course will give you everything you need to provide a practical and fun foundation for your kids to fall in love with coding.
Click “Take This Course” and see just how fun programming can be!
Who this course is for:
- Parents who want to encourage programming skills
- Teachers who want to bring code into class
- Schools who want to embrace programming in a fun way
- Absolutely no programming experience required
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Course content
6 sections • 20 lectures • 1h 6m total lengthCollapse all sections
Introduction1 lecture • 2min
- Introduction02:14
Preparation3 lectures • 10min
- Setting Expectations03:15
- Mindset and Motivation04:20
- Sketching and Drawing02:31
Before the Code4 lectures • 14min
- Creating Mockups03:11
- Programming Concepts with Spreadsheets03:20
- Programming Languages04:17
- Getting Kids Set Up03:22
Where to Start7 lectures • 26min
- Resources for Kids Programming03:10
- Scratch – Programming for Beginners04:00
- Alice – 3D Programming Environment04:59
- Games That Make Programming Fun04:51
- Coding on iPad04:01
- Building Apps03:20
- Unity – Building 3D/2D Games02:05
Next Steps4 lectures • 13min
- Online Communities and Forums03:14
- Getting Involved in Computer Clubs01:13
- The Raspberry Pi02:04
- Recommended Books for Kids06:20
Wrap Up1 lecture • 1min
- Thank You00:57
