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Woozle: /* Languages for Kids */ Scratch animation language

2008-10-04T14:52:13Z

Languages for Kids: Scratch animation language

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	* [http://www.scheme.org/ Scheme]		* [http://www.scheme.org/ Scheme]
	** references: [http://www.drscheme.org/ Dr. Scheme] \| [http://www.htdp.org/ How to Design Programs] \| [http://www.teach-scheme.org/ Teach Scheme Project]		** references: [http://www.drscheme.org/ Dr. Scheme] \| [http://www.htdp.org/ How to Design Programs] \| [http://www.teach-scheme.org/ Teach Scheme Project]
			* [http://scratch.mit.edu/ Scratch]: animation language. Free downloads for Windows and Mac as of 2008-10-04.
	* [http://www.squeak.org/ Squeak Smalltalk]		* [http://www.squeak.org/ Squeak Smalltalk]
	** references: [http://www.squeakland.org/ Squeakland] \| [http://www.ofset.org/freeduc-cd FreeDuc LiveCD with Squeak]		** references: [http://www.squeakland.org/ Squeakland] \| [http://www.ofset.org/freeduc-cd FreeDuc LiveCD with Squeak]

Woozle: /* Links */ moved bricklin link here

2007-11-27T21:12:25Z

Links: moved bricklin link here

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	* '''2006-09-14''' [http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2006/09/14/basic/ Why Johnny can't code] by [[David Brin]]		* '''2006-09-14''' [http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2006/09/14/basic/ Why Johnny can't code] by [[David Brin]]
	** discussion: \|[http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/09/14/0320238 slashdot]\| \|[http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2006/09/see-your-favorite-author-on-salon-and.html#comments Contrary Brin]\|: the latter includes a suggestion to use Python in a particular configuration; perhaps this configuration could be preconfigured and packaged?		** discussion: \|[http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/09/14/0320238 slashdot]\| \|[http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2006/09/see-your-favorite-author-on-salon-and.html#comments Contrary Brin]\|: the latter includes a suggestion to use Python in a particular configuration; perhaps this configuration could be preconfigured and packaged?
			* '''2002-08-15''' [http://www.bricklin.com/wontprogram.htm Why Johnny can't program] by [[Dan Bricklin]]
	* [http://www.shlomifish.org/philosophy/computers/education/introductory-language/ Thoughts about the Best Introductory Language] by Shlomi Fish: list of fallacies, with a final opinion. [[Creative Commons]] license.		* [http://www.shlomifish.org/philosophy/computers/education/introductory-language/ Thoughts about the Best Introductory Language] by Shlomi Fish: list of fallacies, with a final opinion. [[Creative Commons]] license.
	* [http://www.ariel.com.au/a/teaching-programming.html A Very Quick Comparison of Popular Languages for Teaching Computer Programming]		* [http://www.ariel.com.au/a/teaching-programming.html A Very Quick Comparison of Popular Languages for Teaching Computer Programming]

Woozle: /* Resources */ Hackety Hack

2007-05-15T01:52:38Z

Resources: Hackety Hack

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	==Resources==		==Resources==
	* [http://www.quitebasic.com/ QuiteBasic]: BASIC on the web; created in response to [[David Brin]]'s "Why Johnny Can't Code" article		* [http://www.quitebasic.com/ QuiteBasic]: BASIC on the web; created in response to [[David Brin]]'s "Why Johnny Can't Code" article
			* [http://hacketyhack.net/ Hackety Hack]: tutorial aimed at 13 and up, teaches how to write your own [[blog]] software in a handful of minutes

	==Languages for Kids==		==Languages for Kids==
	* [http://www.alice.org/ Alice]		* [http://www.alice.org/ Alice]

Woozle: /* Links */ Shlomi Fish article

2007-04-13T11:23:25Z

Links: Shlomi Fish article

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	* '''2006-09-14''' [http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2006/09/14/basic/ Why Johnny can't code] by [[David Brin]]		* '''2006-09-14''' [http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2006/09/14/basic/ Why Johnny can't code] by [[David Brin]]
	** discussion: \|[http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/09/14/0320238 slashdot]\| \|[http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2006/09/see-your-favorite-author-on-salon-and.html#comments Contrary Brin]\|: the latter includes a suggestion to use Python in a particular configuration; perhaps this configuration could be preconfigured and packaged?		** discussion: \|[http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/09/14/0320238 slashdot]\| \|[http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2006/09/see-your-favorite-author-on-salon-and.html#comments Contrary Brin]\|: the latter includes a suggestion to use Python in a particular configuration; perhaps this configuration could be preconfigured and packaged?
			* [http://www.shlomifish.org/philosophy/computers/education/introductory-language/ Thoughts about the Best Introductory Language] by Shlomi Fish: list of fallacies, with a final opinion. [[Creative Commons]] license.
	* [http://www.ariel.com.au/a/teaching-programming.html A Very Quick Comparison of Popular Languages for Teaching Computer Programming]		* [http://www.ariel.com.au/a/teaching-programming.html A Very Quick Comparison of Popular Languages for Teaching Computer Programming]
	* [http://www.kidsprogramminglanguage.com/ Kid's Programming Language]: free, but requires [[Microsoft Windows]]		* [http://www.kidsprogramminglanguage.com/ Kid's Programming Language]: free, but requires [[Microsoft Windows]]
	* [http://phrogram.com/ Phrogram]: free version; also a commercial version that supports add-in libraries, requires [[Microsoft Windows]], same team that created Kid's Programming Language		* [http://phrogram.com/ Phrogram]: free version; also a commercial version that supports add-in libraries, requires [[Microsoft Windows]], same team that created Kid's Programming Language
	* [http://www.computerbrains.com/ccs64/ Commodore 64 emulator] (eventually, create [[Commodore 64 emulators]] page and link with [[emulators]])		* [http://www.computerbrains.com/ccs64/ Commodore 64 emulator] (eventually, create [[Commodore 64 emulators]] page and link with [[emulators]])

Woozle: /* Overview */ BASIC links

2007-01-01T16:34:10Z

Overview: BASIC links

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	=={{hide\|navbar}}==		=={{hide\|navbar}}==
	[[computing]]: [[software]]: [[programming]]: [[programming languages\|languages]]: [[languages for learning programming\|for learning]]		[[computing]]: [[software]]: [[programming]]: [[programming languages\|languages]]: [[languages for learning programming\|for learning]]
			==Related Pages==
			* Flawed as it is, [[BASIC]] remains the classic "language for teaching programming" (especially for kids); several free, full-featured versions are now available (some with source code).
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	There is a need for a programming language and environment that is suitable for teaching beginners – including children – to program.		There is a need for a programming language and environment that is suitable for teaching beginners – including children – to program.
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	Some key features:		Some key features:
	* (Ideally) Available pre-installed on all popular [[operating systems\|OSs]]; next-best would be availability for free on the internet, in versions pre-compiled for all popular OSs		* (Ideally) Available pre-installed on all popular [[operating systems\|OSs]]; next-best would be availability for free on the internet, in versions pre-compiled for all popular OSs
	* BASIC-like in certain ways:		* [[BASIC]]-like in certain ways:
	** must have an "interactive" mode, where you type a line and the computer immediately executes your instructions		** must have an "interactive" mode, where you type a line and the computer immediately executes your instructions
	** must have simple graphics ability readily available (where "readily" can be defined as "you can plot a pixel in a single line of code, where lines which include external libraries count as additional lines of code")		** must have simple graphics ability readily available (where "readily" can be defined as "you can plot a pixel in a single line of code, where lines which include external libraries count as additional lines of code")
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	See also Wikipedia's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_programming_language Educational Programming Languages] page, which has a few more choices than mentioned below.		See also Wikipedia's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_programming_language Educational Programming Languages] page, which has a few more choices than mentioned below.

	==Resources==		==Resources==
	* [http://www.quitebasic.com/ QuiteBasic]: BASIC on the web; created in response to [[David Brin]]'s "Why Johnny Can't Code" article		* [http://www.quitebasic.com/ QuiteBasic]: BASIC on the web; created in response to [[David Brin]]'s "Why Johnny Can't Code" article

67.183.152.61: /* Links */

2006-12-13T08:06:13Z

Links

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	* [http://www.ariel.com.au/a/teaching-programming.html A Very Quick Comparison of Popular Languages for Teaching Computer Programming]		* [http://www.ariel.com.au/a/teaching-programming.html A Very Quick Comparison of Popular Languages for Teaching Computer Programming]
	* [http://www.kidsprogramminglanguage.com/ Kid's Programming Language]: free, but requires [[Microsoft Windows]]		* [http://www.kidsprogramminglanguage.com/ Kid's Programming Language]: free, but requires [[Microsoft Windows]]
			* [http://phrogram.com/ Phrogram]: free version; also a commercial version that supports add-in libraries, requires [[Microsoft Windows]], same team that created Kid's Programming Language
	* [http://www.computerbrains.com/ccs64/ Commodore 64 emulator] (eventually, create [[Commodore 64 emulators]] page and link with [[emulators]])		* [http://www.computerbrains.com/ccs64/ Commodore 64 emulator] (eventually, create [[Commodore 64 emulators]] page and link with [[emulators]])

Woozle: /* Languages for Kids */ basic-256

2006-11-20T23:36:20Z

Languages for Kids: basic-256

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	==Languages for Kids==		==Languages for Kids==
	* [http://www.alice.org/ Alice]		* [http://www.alice.org/ Alice]
			* [http://kidbasic.sourceforge.net/ BASIC-256] (formerly KidBASIC), also inspired by "Why Johnny Can't Code"
	* [http://el.media.mit.edu/Logo-foundation/ Logo]		* [http://el.media.mit.edu/Logo-foundation/ Logo]
	** references: [http://www.tedfelix.com/cs4kids/ CS for Kids]		** references: [http://www.tedfelix.com/cs4kids/ CS for Kids]
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	* [http://www.squeak.org/ Squeak Smalltalk]		* [http://www.squeak.org/ Squeak Smalltalk]
	** references: [http://www.squeakland.org/ Squeakland] \| [http://www.ofset.org/freeduc-cd FreeDuc LiveCD with Squeak]		** references: [http://www.squeakland.org/ Squeakland] \| [http://www.ofset.org/freeduc-cd FreeDuc LiveCD with Squeak]

	==Links==		==Links==
	* '''2003-10-14''' [http://weblogs.java.net/blog/joshy/archive/2003/10/how_do_kids_pro.html Teaching Kids to Program] by [[Joshua Marin]]		* '''2003-10-14''' [http://weblogs.java.net/blog/joshy/archive/2003/10/how_do_kids_pro.html Teaching Kids to Program] by [[Joshua Marin]]

Woozle: resources - quitebasic; reorg

2006-11-20T23:33:22Z

resources - quitebasic; reorg

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 See also Wikipedia's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_programming_language Educational Programming Languages] page, which has a few more choices than mentioned below.
+==Resources==
-==Links==
+* [http://www.quitebasic.com/ QuiteBasic]: BASIC on the web; created in response to [[David Brin]]'s "Why Johnny Can't Code" article
 ==Languages for Kids==
 * [http://www.alice.org/ Alice]
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 * [http://www.squeak.org/ Squeak Smalltalk]
 ** references: [http://www.squeakland.org/ Squeakland] | [http://www.ofset.org/freeduc-cd FreeDuc LiveCD with Squeak]

Woozle: /* Links */ very quick comparison...

2006-10-16T23:24:01Z

Links: very quick comparison...

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	* '''2006-09-14''' [http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2006/09/14/basic/ Why Johnny can't code] by [[David Brin]]		* '''2006-09-14''' [http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2006/09/14/basic/ Why Johnny can't code] by [[David Brin]]
	** discussion: \|[http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/09/14/0320238 slashdot]\| \|[http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2006/09/see-your-favorite-author-on-salon-and.html#comments Contrary Brin]\|: the latter includes a suggestion to use Python in a particular configuration; perhaps this configuration could be preconfigured and packaged?		** discussion: \|[http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/09/14/0320238 slashdot]\| \|[http://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2006/09/see-your-favorite-author-on-salon-and.html#comments Contrary Brin]\|: the latter includes a suggestion to use Python in a particular configuration; perhaps this configuration could be preconfigured and packaged?
			* [http://www.ariel.com.au/a/teaching-programming.html A Very Quick Comparison of Popular Languages for Teaching Computer Programming]
	* [http://www.kidsprogramminglanguage.com/ Kid's Programming Language]: free, but requires [[Microsoft Windows]]		* [http://www.kidsprogramminglanguage.com/ Kid's Programming Language]: free, but requires [[Microsoft Windows]]
	* [http://www.computerbrains.com/ccs64/ Commodore 64 emulator] (eventually, create [[Commodore 64 emulators]] page and link with [[emulators]])		* [http://www.computerbrains.com/ccs64/ Commodore 64 emulator] (eventually, create [[Commodore 64 emulators]] page and link with [[emulators]])

192.122.237.11: /* Languages for Kids */

2006-09-20T20:05:50Z

Languages for Kids

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	** references: [http://www.tedfelix.com/cs4kids/ CS for Kids]		** references: [http://www.tedfelix.com/cs4kids/ CS for Kids]
	* [http://www.python.org/ Python]		* [http://www.python.org/ Python]
	** references: [http://www.python.org/community/sigs/current/edu-sig/ Python for Educators] \| [http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/mediaComp-teach Python: A Multimedia Approach] \| [http://knuth.luther.edu/~bmiller/python_bib.html Python Bibliography]		** references: [http://www.python.org/community/sigs/current/edu-sig/ Python for Educators] \| [http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/mediaComp-teach Python: A Multimedia Approach] \| [http://knuth.luther.edu/~bmiller/python_bib.html Python Bibliography] \| [http://www.pyrorobotics.org/?page=PyroLiveCD PyroLiveCD]
	* [http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/ Ruby]		* [http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/ Ruby]
	** references: [http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/ Learn to Program in Ruby] \| [http://www.visibleworkings.com/little-ruby/ A Little Ruby, A Lot of Objects]		** references: [http://pine.fm/LearnToProgram/ Learn to Program in Ruby] \| [http://www.visibleworkings.com/little-ruby/ A Little Ruby, A Lot of Objects] \| [http://tryruby.hobix.com/ Try Ruby in your Browser]
	* [http://www.scheme.org/ Scheme]		* [http://www.scheme.org/ Scheme]
	** references: [http://www.drscheme.org/ Dr. Scheme] \| [http://www.htdp.org/ How to Design Programs] \| [http://www.teach-scheme.org/ Teach Scheme Project]		** references: [http://www.drscheme.org/ Dr. Scheme] \| [http://www.htdp.org/ How to Design Programs] \| [http://www.teach-scheme.org/ Teach Scheme Project]
	* [http://www.squeak.org/ Squeak Smalltalk]		* [http://www.squeak.org/ Squeak Smalltalk]
	** references: [http://www.squeakland.org/ Squeakland] \| [http://www.ofset.org/freeduc-cd FreeDuc LiveCD with Squeak]		** references: [http://www.squeakland.org/ Squeakland] \| [http://www.ofset.org/freeduc-cd FreeDuc LiveCD with Squeak]