klmama Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I've read this suggestion in several posts, and I'm wondering if anyone here has actually completed either of these. Does a student end up with enough knowledge by the end of the semester/year to grant high school credit for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC5 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vettechmomof2 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 We are doing the 2 programs together and counting that as 1/2 credit. That is the plan anyway, will have to see how things pan out though as she is only 2 chapters into the first course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arabicenthusiast Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I'm not sure what the programs in question cover but you may want to take a look at Code Academy which is free and online. It seems very good so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 DD did both Kid Coder books and followed it up with several units (tracks) of the Code Academy. I had intended to use Teen Coder after Kid Coder but she was hitting some snags near the end of Kid Coder. DD says that if you get stuck with Code Academy, they offer enough help for you to figure it out. With Kid Coder, if you get stuck, there is no way to get unstuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in WI Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Oldest ds (13) just completed the Kid Coder books. He absolutely loved them and can't wait for the HTML books to come out this summer. I don't know about high school credit for the Kid Coder as he just did them for fun. I can't really see giving high school credit for them without majorly beefing them up because he went through both of them in about 2 1/2 months. (It is his passion though!) Maybe someone will chime in about credit for the Teen Coder. In the back of my head, I am planning on using the Teen Coders for 8th and 9th grade and then an AP Comp Sci in 10th grade. I have no BTDT experience though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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