Basic coding program will turn your children into little hackers
Posted by: Jon Ben-Mayor on 08/08/2013 10:44 AM
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The program is from Tynker and offers a code-at-home browser program that will teach your children coding basics in a visual and accessible way. The program was originally launched back in April of this year with the goal of bringing a computer science curriculum to targeted schools; however the program didn't really take off as hoped so the company decided to target parents instead.
VentureBeat explains that the app will start a child off with a drag-and-drop interface, which is intended to help students understand what fits together and how different bits of code can work in tandem. As a child goes through the 16 different chapters, they will learn the fundamentals of actual coding languages.
Characters help guide your child through the different steps and offer up games and challenges to motivate them.
The home version is “self-paced,” according to Tynker, and never expires. The company says that since its launch, students have created over 100,000 web apps, including games and art apps.
The course includes 16 self-paced chapters filled with guided lessons, puzzles, tutorials, quizzes, challenge missions and training videos.
This introductory course covers basic programming concepts including creating scenes, playing sounds, moving characters, conditionals and repetition, animation, handling keyboard and mouse events, pen drawing, collision detection, keeping score and more.
Students are introduced to the concepts in an interactive framework with narration, videos, guided tutorials, and projects. They are also encouraged to innovate and build their own projects, and are assessed when they solve coding puzzles and take quizzes throughout the course.
VentureBeat explains that the app will start a child off with a drag-and-drop interface, which is intended to help students understand what fits together and how different bits of code can work in tandem. As a child goes through the 16 different chapters, they will learn the fundamentals of actual coding languages.Characters help guide your child through the different steps and offer up games and challenges to motivate them.
The home version is “self-paced,” according to Tynker, and never expires. The company says that since its launch, students have created over 100,000 web apps, including games and art apps.
The course includes 16 self-paced chapters filled with guided lessons, puzzles, tutorials, quizzes, challenge missions and training videos.
This introductory course covers basic programming concepts including creating scenes, playing sounds, moving characters, conditionals and repetition, animation, handling keyboard and mouse events, pen drawing, collision detection, keeping score and more.
Students are introduced to the concepts in an interactive framework with narration, videos, guided tutorials, and projects. They are also encouraged to innovate and build their own projects, and are assessed when they solve coding puzzles and take quizzes throughout the course.
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