Con3023 How to get more kids to code (JavaOne 2013)
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How to get (more) kids to code Regina ten Bruggencate Saskia Vermeer-Ooms
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This presentation highlights some of the great tools available to teach children how much fun coding is. It also looks at some of the different formats that can reach kids.
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How to get (more) kids to code
Regina ten BruggencateSaskia Vermeer-Ooms
Intro
• Questions• Who are we• Tools• Events
Who are we
• Saskia Vermeer-Ooms
• Java Developer• Project leader• Duchess member• @momatwork
Who are we
• Régina ten Bruggencate• Java developer• JUG leader• Java champion• Teacher / Student• Speaker• @reginatb38
Duchess
• Women in Java • International Java User Group (JUG)
Tools
• http://drtechniko.com/
• http://scratch.mit.edu/
• demo!
Alice
• http://www.alice.org
Alice
• demo!
Greenfoot
• http://www.greenfoot.org
Greenfoot
• demo!
BlueJ
• http://bluej.org
• http://mindstorms.lego.com
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
