Would it be useful to set up a wiki listing them? I'd be happy to do that
if we think it will be helpful?
BRG
Beth Lynne Ritter-Guth
English, Computer Science, and Robotics Teacher
Oak Hill Academy
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On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 9:57 PM, Mark Whipple <mark@whipplefamily.com> wrote:
> I'd agree that a lot depends on the grade level and also your objectives
> for
> the course. At the high school level, if you want students to be able to
> take the AP then the sooner you get them into Java the better. However,
> there are many who feel that Java is not the best language for introducing
> students to programming - particularly if you're not trying to prepare them
> to be computer science majors or to take the AP. Scripting languages like
> Python are much more accessible to many students. If you have PCs then you
> can get all of Microsoft's development tools for free. Microsoft Visual
> Basic allows students to create usable applications very quickly and also
> supports object oriented programming. An added bonus is that VB is widely
> used in the IT industry (as of course is Java).
>
> You may want to take a look at the Computer Science Teachers Association
> site (http://csta.acm.org/). They are a sub-group with the ACM.
>
> Mark Whipple
>
> Instructional Technology Specialist
> Kennedy Middle School
> Natick, MA
>
> On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 7:40 PM, Catherine Wyman <cwyman@xcp.org> wrote:
>
> > What grade level are you teaching? For Intro to Programming, Java sets
> > them up well for AP computer science. I tried Objective C this year and
> > perhaps it was my text, but it really was too far over their heads. (It
> > couldn't have been their instructor! ;-)
> >
> > Good luck!
> > C
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Dec 3, 2010, at 4:48 PM, James Gapp <jgapp@harborday.org> wrote:
> >
> > > I was wondering if anyone had some ideas for teaching programming. In
> the
> > > past I taught Basic and Pascal - but these are a little out of date. SO
> > > because not programmed for a while is there a good resource to learn
> them
> > > and WHICH should I start with C, C+?????
> > >
> > >
> > > Thus far I have found "scratch" which is certainly good but maybe too
> > > elementary.
> > >
> > > Thank you in advance.
> > >
> > > --James
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