Kids and Computers: The Future of Programming

28 June 2014@joysyj

Joysy John

Why Teach Coding?

Digital literacy 'as important as reading and writing'

 ”I think everyone should learn how to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think.” 

Undergraduate Science qualifications obtained by HE Students in UK, 2010/11

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Bring ideas to life & create change

Anyone can learn to Code – It is easy!

Coders Today, Billionaires Tomorrow?

Jordan Casey (12yrs old), Europe's youngest iOS app developer, taught himself how to code and released new game Alien Ball Vs Humans

Harry Moran (12yrs old), an Irish whizzkid, world’s youngest app developer with his game PizzaBot in just a month

Thomas Suarez (12 yrs old) developed "Bustin Jeiber," a whack-a-mole game, and is now using his skills to help other kids become developers.

Nick D'Aloisio (16 yrs old) founder of Summly, news summary app. Sold to Yahoo for $30M

What to Teach?

PythonC++

HTML CSS

JavaRuby

PHPJava

Script

ScratchVisual Basic

How to Teach?

Toys

Site

sAp

ps

Club

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Paid

Club

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Free

When to Start?

"hey, want to make something? We can use this to do it" mentality.

What the Future

Looks Like?

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The future is being written in code. Are you going to be part of it?