Whenever I meet new students wanting to learn how to code, I ask a simple question “have you ever coded?”. The answer is usually “yes” but quickly followed with a “well…sort of”. Some say “yes, I used Microsoft PowerPoint” and others “yes, I did web page design using HTML” and then others say “I learned
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These are my top 5 tips for teaching coding that I applied over the past 20 years. Since I have been teaching students in higher education how to work with technology and young kids how to code, I learned a few things about teaching and not to mention, a few things about myself. Do you
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When I was thinking through this week’s blog entry I had a brief conversation with a parent who had stated they wanted to spark the curiosity of their daughter to learn how to code. The parent was knowledgeable with technology so I immediately dove into the deep end with buzz words (Javascript, Python, Cloud Services,
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Software coders from various generations all know that a good software project (app, game, enterprise software, etc) all start with a plan. When you study computer science or software development at a college or university you learn this thing known as the systems development lifecycle (it might make a great tattoo!). Analyze, design, develop,
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A secret? Really? Yes. This entry will be the perfect companion for Trivial Pursuit – The Coding Version (if people still play Trivial Pursuit!). Java, Python, Javascript, C#, Pascal, BASIC, COBOL, and the list can go on. Yes, these are all programming languages and most programmers know more than one. But there is a
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A Behind The Scenes Diary Of A Kids Coding Camp Que the “Wayne’s World” flashback effect… I shook his hand after the college graduation ceremony. He was one of my best students and he reminded me it all started when he took my coding camp many years ago as a young kid. Thanks Fred.
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Whenever I hear the term “Internet of Things” I actually smile (because it is my favorite thing) and almost laugh. I have been around technology and computers long enough to have seen some terms become very popular but sound very odd. For example, Java is a programming language. It isn’t an acronym for some
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Did you ever just think “I wish there was an app for that”? or when at work “I wish this website updated my software”? Many apps today are software applications and you need to understand coding to build them. Getting websites to connect to other websites or software programs typically requires understanding services and software
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This past week I saw this graphic that displayed many of the programming languages that are part of the computing world. When I looked at it, I first was impressed by the cool graphic and how it showed data visually. Then I was surprised by how many I had worked with and how many I
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