How to get more kids to code

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JavaOne 2013

http://youtu.be/6a9HAO0Pmkc

JavaOne facts

● San Francisco, California September 22 - 26, 2013○ "The Zone" - Hilton San Francisco Union Square,

Hotel Nikko, Parc 55 Wyndham, Taylor Street Cafe● ~500 Sessions:

Keynotes / Technical/ HOLs / BOFs● ~75 exhibitor booths● Numerous networking opportunities

○ Taylor Street Cafe and Open House, Hang Spaces, Oracle DEMOgrounds/Lounge, Appreciation Event and It's a Wrap

https://oracleus.activeevents.com/2013/connect/search.ww?eventRef=javaone

How to get (more) kids to code

Regina ten Bruggencate

Saskia Vermeer-Ooms

Who are we

● Saskia Vermeer-Ooms

● Java Developer● Project leader● Duchess member● @momatwork

Duchess

● Women in Java ● International Java User Group (JUG)● ~500 members in 60 countries

Tools

● http://drtechniko.com/

● http://scratch.mit.edu/

● demo!

Alice

● http://www.alice.org

Alice

● demo!

Greenfoot

● http://www.greenfoot.org

BlueJ

● http://bluej.org

● http://mindstorms.lego.com

● demo!

Sagan

● http://sagan.be/

Arduino

● http://www.arduino.cc/

Raspberry Pi®

● http://www.raspberrypi.org/

Events for kids

FIRST LEGO League

● http://firstlegoleague.org/

The Robot Game and Project are what teams do. The FLL Core Values are how they do it.

● http://makerfaire.com/● Make magazine● Maker faire● Make projects● Make kits

VHTO

● Talent watcher● Mirror image● Speeddating● Class● Girlsday● http://vhto.nl/

www.devox4kids.com

http://www.devoxx.com/display/4KIDS

www.devox4kids.com

http://www.devoxx.com/display/4KIDS

www.devox4kids.com

video: http://vimeo.com/51393678