Want Your Kids to do More on the computer

[amykhar]

than surf the web and play games? Let them learn how to program

[emeleel]

Oh cool, Sean will LOVE this! Thank you!

[hadassahchana[$]]

Um should I be afraid to turn them loose with this?



It looks just fantastic - thanks!

[amykhar]

I actually want to play with it myself

[emeleel]

Do the boys have their own computer? Problem solved.

Sean has his own computer out sheer preservation of my sanity. He can change all the settings he wants, try whatever emulators and goofy programs he wants without messing me up.

I wonder if Bill Gates drove his mother crazy with stuff in their house? (I know it wouldn't have been computers, but other stuff.) I can always hold out hope.....

[hadassahchana[$]]

They share one, and it's the one #1 uses for university. I am seriously starting to think about a second one, though. Last week, the two little guys found a crossword puzzle site. Before you know it, a program installed itself, began deleting things, downloaded another program and when I tried to update adaware, it actually redirected me to yet another spyware program to download! I was a mess by the time I finally got rid of everything. Including the toolbars which kept adding themselves to the screen until we had only a usable screen space of about 4" x 6". Grumble.

[emeleel]

If you swing through here this summer, I'll be happy to give you one. Or three.

[m1t0s1s]

amykhar said

than surf the web and play games?

There's also this from mit press:

htdp dot org

more advanced though, and not ruby (it's dr scheme)

Plus I took BASIC, Pascal, and C programming in hs and college.

[amykhar]

Thanks for the contribution Here's the link in clickable format(How to Design Programs) (Once you've been here a bit as a participating member, you'll be able to post links)

Amy