mommymilkies Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 I am WAY behind in technology, though I used to be great with computer programming and fixing. I should get my oldest three into more computer programming or coding to keep up, and since they are interested. Problem: I am way underqualified to teach them I have basically zero dollars-so no outside classes or expensive programs. We have a mac and can not and will not buy another PC. Ideas for good, easy to learn programs using Apple computers? Preferably ones that are easy to teach and assume you have the intelligence of a chimpanzee (well, the teacher) or are self-teaching? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 There are a bunch of different free options. Code Academy, KidsRuby, Scratch, or Kodu, are good to get started with. Once the child is more experienced, then Coursera and Udacity both have a bunch of CS classes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 My kid really likes Code Academy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 There have been a few threads on programming. Try here: http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/453714-intro-to-programming/ http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/472927-computer-science/ http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/429767-great-free-resource-for-teaching-java-programming/ http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/374167-is-there-a-resource-that-teaches-how-to-create-computer-games/ http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/458156-fyi-an-introduction-to-interactive-programming-in-python-on-coursera-april-2013/ http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/455958-fyi-computer-programming-for-children-website-launch-by-facebook-twitter-and-microsoft-creators/ My kids like Scratch - my ds10 taught himself from random youtube videos. I bought some Python books for when the time comes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 thanks for all those links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishMum Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 My ds11 started with Scratch and used Super Scratch Programming Adventure Book, then quickly moved to Python using this free book. He did both totally alone, and on a Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 Yes, thanks for the links. Google and the search function on here are both being very unhelpful. Has anyone else had a problem with searching? Thanks for the ideas, I'll have them check them out tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Look in the library for the following: Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner by Dawson Hello World! by Sande Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dereksurfs Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Yes, thanks for the links. Google and the search function on here are both being very unhelpful. Has anyone else had a problem with searching? Thanks for the ideas, I'll have them check them out tomorrow! Yes, its not as user friendly as the last forum software. However I've discovered a few good tricks to getting a better result. 1. Go to the top level education forum and search from there. 2. Use the advanced search option to the right of the search box - its a little gear looking widget. 3. Search title only http://forums.welltr...earch_in=forums Another great option using Google is to enter the search criteria followed by site:forums.welltrainedmind.com. I use this with pretty good success: programming site:forums.welltrainedmind.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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