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Teaching Kids to Code
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:21 pm
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:21 pm
Does anyone have experience in sending your kids to a coding class/school? Looking for info on how to get kids to create digital content instead of simply consuming it.
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Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:22 pm to ericberryistheman
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Looking for info on how to get kids to create digital content
look up a new app called Tik Tok
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:22 pm to ericberryistheman
Probably get better insight on the Tech Board, but I'd bet there's a ton of how-to videos on YouTube. Don't know how old your kid is but many of the community colleges also offer night classes on stuff like that.
ETA: Just saw you're in Nashville too. Look into classes like that at Vol State.
Also, if in-person isn't an option, check out LinkedIn Learning (previously Lynda.com). Or some of the ones others have mentioned
ETA: Just saw you're in Nashville too. Look into classes like that at Vol State.
Also, if in-person isn't an option, check out LinkedIn Learning (previously Lynda.com). Or some of the ones others have mentioned
This post was edited on 8/12/21 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:23 pm to ericberryistheman
My daughter went a camp called "Code Ninjas" this summer
Not sure if it is some type of national camp or not though, but I'm sure most cities have something similar
Not sure if it is some type of national camp or not though, but I'm sure most cities have something similar
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:23 pm to ericberryistheman
I assume you received the same email from American Express that I did?
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:24 pm to ericberryistheman
I know there are some games that teach kids basic HTML / CSS in a fun way. And what they do is shown in the game. Not sure the name, but it’s a great idea to get kids learning. I want my kids to know multiple languages, coding languages that is.
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:24 pm to ericberryistheman
It’s free on code academy or freecodecamp
That being said, there affordable ones with videos on coursera or udemy
That being said, there affordable ones with videos on coursera or udemy
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:25 pm to ericberryistheman
My kids use scratch, it's a nice compromise between boring them to death with just code and games.
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:26 pm to Salmon
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My daughter went a camp called "Code Ninjas" this summer
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:28 pm to SouthernStyled
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My kids use scratch,
Good idea.
Also OP, look at the MIT App Inventor. It's like Scratch except you make fully functional android applications.
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:28 pm to Salmon
that’s cool. she enjoy it?
I think we have Code Ninjas classes here in HTown as well, FWIW.
I think we have Code Ninjas classes here in HTown as well, FWIW.
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:29 pm to ericberryistheman
For what ages? My kid has an app called Code Monkey that they like but it’s for ~ K - 2nd grade.
ETA: ohh yeah, Scratch is a bit more for middle school kids IIRC
ETA: ohh yeah, Scratch is a bit more for middle school kids IIRC
This post was edited on 8/12/21 at 3:35 pm
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:30 pm to ericberryistheman
Some school districts and libraries offer free membership access to LinkedIn Learning and CodeAcademy.
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:30 pm to Salmon
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Teaching Kids to Code by Salmon
My daughter went a camp called "Code Ninjas" this summer
Not sure if it is some type of national camp or not though, but I'm sure most cities have something similar
Been looking into that franchise.
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:30 pm to Klark Kent
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that’s cool. she enjoy it?
She had a blast.
Of course, she enjoyed the ones that were more video game oriented than the straight up coding ones.
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:32 pm to Salmon
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Of course, she enjoyed the ones that were more video game oriented than the straight up coding ones.
Had a cousin who went to Minecraft Camp a few years ago and that little fella still hasn't stopped talking about it
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:32 pm to ericberryistheman
get your kid a welding kit instead. all the coding jobs are going to india.
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:34 pm to ericberryistheman
Coding jobs like software developer or data science for a company like Amazon pay well initially out of college, but there's not much upward mobility in something like data science. If you're in finance or engineering, there is.
Rarely do you see a CEO was in data science or software dev.
Rarely do you see a CEO was in data science or software dev.
This post was edited on 8/12/21 at 3:35 pm
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:36 pm to ericberryistheman
IF they are young download Scratch.
MIT Website
There are lots of tutorials on it, and they can do some fairly cool stuff with it.
MIT Website
There are lots of tutorials on it, and they can do some fairly cool stuff with it.
Posted on 8/12/21 at 3:39 pm to Winston Cup
No one asked where to take classes to be a software engineer.
For our kid’s generation… Having basic coding understanding will be equivalent to speaking a second language fluently today. It opens doors in a myriad of professions that would not otherwise be available. This is true today, but the number of such situations will only continue to grow.
For our kid’s generation… Having basic coding understanding will be equivalent to speaking a second language fluently today. It opens doors in a myriad of professions that would not otherwise be available. This is true today, but the number of such situations will only continue to grow.
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