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An on-ramp to programming

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF7EpEnglgk I opened by showing the below video. Watch before continuing.

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• Programming is a necessary skill • So you want to learn to program? • MIT Scratch • Why Scratch? • How can you help?

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Programming is! a necessary skill

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How is the demand for programming growing?

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Bureau of Labor Statistics (2012) Occupation 2012 2022 Growth Software developers, applications 613,000 752,900 22.8% Occupations with the most job growth,! 2012 and projected 2022 http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_table_104.htm

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Why is this demand here to stay?

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The forever recession
 (and the coming revolution) When everyone has a laptop! and connection to the world,! then everyone owns a factory. Seth Godin, Sept 2011 http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/09/the-forever-recession.html

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HUMANS NEED NOT APPLY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU

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HUMANS NEED NOT APPLY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU ECONOMICS ALWAYS WINS

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HUMANS NEED NOT APPLY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU ECONOMICS ALWAYS WINS AUTOMATION ISN’T BAD

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HUMANS NEED NOT APPLY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Pq-S557XQU ECONOMICS ALWAYS WINS AUTOMATION ISN’T BAD IT’S INEVITABLE

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Robots, JavaScript, and Drones:
 Welcome to the Hardware Revolution Julia Grace, July 2014

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http://www.control4.com/blog/2014/03/the-internet-of-things-and-the-connected-home

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SOFTWARE
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So you want to! learn to program

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Stages of Learning to Program

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Stages of Learning to Program 1. Desire and goal

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Stages of Learning to Program 1. Desire and goal 2. Typing accuracy and syntax

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Stages of Learning to Program 1. Desire and goal 2. Typing accuracy and syntax 3. Values have meaning

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Stages of Learning to Program 1. Desire and goal 2. Typing accuracy and syntax 3. Values have meaning 4. Language and platform idioms

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Stages of Learning to Program 1. Desire and goal 2. Typing accuracy and syntax 3. Values have meaning 4. Language and platform idioms 5. Running the program

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Stages of Learning to Program 1. Desire and goal 2. Typing accuracy and syntax 3. Values have meaning 4. Language and platform idioms 5. Running the program 6. Hey I made this thing!

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How did I
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Stages of Learning to Program

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Stages of Learning to Program 1. Desire and goal

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Stages of Learning to Program 1. Desire and goal 2. Typing accuracy and syntax

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Stages of Learning to Program 1. Desire and goal 2. Typing accuracy and syntax 3. Values have meaning

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Stages of Learning to Program 1. Desire and goal 2. Typing accuracy and syntax 3. Values have meaning 4. Language and platform idioms

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Stages of Learning to Program 1. Desire and goal 2. Typing accuracy and syntax 3. Values have meaning 4. Language and platform idioms 5. Running the program

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Stages of Learning to Program 1. Desire and goal 2. Typing accuracy and syntax 3. Values have meaning 4. Language and platform idioms 5. Running the program 6. Hey I made this thing!

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Stages of Learning to Program 1. Desire and goal 2. Typing accuracy and syntax 3. Values have meaning 4. Language and platform idioms 5. Running the program 6. Hey I made this thing! Find the hidden Triforce

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Stages of Learning to Program 1. Desire and goal 2. Typing accuracy and syntax 3. Values have meaning 4. Language and platform idioms 5. Running the program 6. Hey I made this thing! Find the hidden Triforce Hours on my computer

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Stages of Learning to Program 1. Desire and goal 2. Typing accuracy and syntax 3. Values have meaning 4. Language and platform idioms 5. Running the program 6. Hey I made this thing! Find the hidden Triforce Hours on my computer 0x8111A834 == 30FF

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Stages of Learning to Program 1. Desire and goal 2. Typing accuracy and syntax 3. Values have meaning 4. Language and platform idioms 5. Running the program 6. Hey I made this thing! Find the hidden Triforce Hours on my computer 0x8111A834 == 30FF GeoCities HTML

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Stages of Learning to Program 1. Desire and goal 2. Typing accuracy and syntax 3. Values have meaning 4. Language and platform idioms 5. Running the program 6. Hey I made this thing! Find the hidden Triforce Hours on my computer 0x8111A834 == 30FF GeoCities HTML F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5

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Learn programming today?

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Challenges learning to! program in 2014

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The state of programming is currently shackled to its previous success

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The current generation is inundated with visuals

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War of Attention

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It's too easy to CONSUME instead of create

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Popular programs are not open-source

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People get bored easily

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• January 2007 • National Science Foundation grant,
 Lifelong Kindergarten group @ MIT • Designed for 8-16 year olds • Think creatively, work collaboratively and reason systematically

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• Games • Animated Music Videos (AMVs) • Cartoons • Drawing contests

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12 @ 375,000

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Why Scratch?

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The state of programming is currently shackled to its previous success Scratch is fun and! gets you started right away

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The current generation is inundated with visuals Scratch is a! visual! programming ! language

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War of Attention Scratch is online! and on the devices! kids care about

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Popular programs are not open-source Open-Source is built! into the Scratch ecosystem

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People get bored easily Scratch has an! ultra-fast feedback cycle

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How can you help?

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Learn Scratch http://scratch.mit.edu/ Offline Editor http://scratch.mit.edu/scratch2download/ Online Editor http://www.scratchjr.org/ iPad App

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Teach Scratch For Educators http://scratch.mit.edu/educators/ http://coderdojokc.com/

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Building Something! ! Teach Someone

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John Kary @johnkary http://johnkary.net/talks Questions?