Social discussion of CS in K-12

[Todd Lash <lashtodd AT champaignschools.org>]

I agree that the amazing thing is the apparent demand here, also echoed in the interest of the "Robot Turtles"  Kickstarter earlier this year, which was a board game based on LOGO that sold out very quickly.  I just ordered the book and workbook, which now comes with the ebook as well it seems.

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From: cspiggers-bounces AT lists.mste.illinois.edu <cspiggers-bounces AT lists.mste.illinois.edu> on behalf of Muskin, Joseph <jmuskin AT illinois.edu>
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There is a “workbook” that is the real unknown here.

 

Shows that there is a real market for this sort of thing, raising so much in the first day. People (parents) see the real value of getting the students into STEM. There is a lot of potential to be tapped, the hunger from the parents for their kids.

 

(See for example http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/danshapiro/robot-turtles-the-board-game-for-little-programmer, another successful programming-related kickstarter campaign)

 

 

 

 

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The idea of a hardcover book about programming looks strange. Right now it looks like invitation to learn how to swim by correspondence. I would rather see a version where the reader/learner is an active participant in the medium it is geared for. But, I may go for it if she tells me more about the book in addition to her look and bubbly persona.

Avigail

 

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Subject: [csPiggers] Fwd: [DIN] "Hello Ruby" programming book for kids

 

Have you all seen this? Looks interesting...

 

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From: Phil Shapiro <pshapiro AT his.com>

Subject: [DIN] "Hello Ruby" programming book for kids

Date: January 24, 2014 2:29:18 AM CST

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This looks excellent.

http://tinyurl.com/ph84eua




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