Teach kids (7-17) to code with python & CoderDojo by David Campey

For the last 6 years (since pycon 2012) David's had a weekly class teaching kids to code. See what the first steps look like, get involved in a dojo!

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1. TEACHING KIDS TO CODE IN PYTHON DAVID CAMPEY AFROLABS / LEVELUP NPC / CODERDOJO PYCONZA 2018
2. helping learn TEACHING ^ KIDS ^ TO CODE IN PYTHON DAVID CAMPEY AFROLABS / LEVELUP NPC / CODERDOJO PYCONZA 2018
3. SHOW CODE, DON’T TELL AND GET PLAYING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
4. LIGHTBOT not python, but a great starting exercise repeat level 1-* a few times, don’t rush ahead lightbot.com lightbot.com/flash.html http://lightbot.com/hour-of-code.html
5. TURTLE Click icon to add picture Click icon to add picture For cheat sheet: “hello little turtles” chapter of how to think like a computer programmer. NOTE: this is actually fun!
6. CODE COMBAT codecombat.com Hint: Create teacher account, then give out your class code
7. HARDWARE IS FUN IT FEELS HARDCORE
8. MICRO:BIT https://microbit.org/
9. CIRCUIT PLAYGROUND https://github.com/CarlFK/cpx https://www.adafruit.com/product/3333 https://github.com/kattni/Welcome_to_CircuitPython_CPX
10. KANO “Build your own computer with Raspberry PI” Has nice getting started exercises…
11. GET STARTED JOIN A MOVEMENT OR START AT HOME
12. CODER DOJO coderdojo.com project-based, self-organised
13. CODE CLUB codeclubworld.org Educator/school aligned, sister organisation of CoderDojo
14. HOUR OF CODE Annual event during Computer Science Education Week Lots (and lots) of activities to explore
15. GET IN TOUCH OPEN SPACE, IN FOYER, FRIDAY, AFTER LUNCH LEVELUP@AFROLABS.CO.ZA @DAVIDCAMPEY ON TWITTER