CodeWeek - Explaining how to Code to 12 yr old kids
All around Europe, kids are learning to code understand how technology that we use everyday works. Coding provides an alternative approach to solving problems, exploring ideas and having fun. As part of CodeWeek, I presented at the International School of Amsterdam. The kids were about 12 years old. I talked about my experience making websites and how by knowing a little bit of code, how it's possible to have fun with any website. A website can be built. And it can also be destroyed! ...well not really. But the kids really liked that word. My personal findings: The kids are into Maroon 5, Will.I.Am and Lil Wayne. Boys and girls both love the word hacking. And everyone is texting at 12...I couldn't believe it! CodeWeek is an initiative was launched by Neelie Kroes' Young Advisors with the support from DG Connect at the European Commission. Sounds fancier than it really is. We're just a bunch of young people with a dream of a world where all sort of crazy ideas are given a chance to change the world. But it's not really about us. (Source: http://codeweek.eu/about/)
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- 1. OMG coding is GR8!
- 2. I used this presentation to introduce 12 year old children to coding. ! To me, James Bonds is a superhero that solves mysteries. And I was trying to communicate to kids that learning code gives a superhero feeling.
- 4. Hi guys!
- 5. It’s like playing with Legos! I build websites
- 6. but… what’s the opposite of building?
- 8. destroy websites! and I can do that too
- 9. destroy websites! and I can do that too ! …well not really !
- 10. But let’s imagine to destroy the website of your school
- 11. But let’s imagine to destroy the website of your school ! That would be fun!
- 12. kids agree But let’s imagine to destroy the website of your school ! That would be fun!
- 13. ?who am I
- 14. James Bond
- 15. James Bond cool superhero
- 17. James Bond cool superhero ! finds secrets solves puzzles saves the day
- 18. When I code I feel like
- 19. Mike James Bond cool superhero
- 20. ?why
- 22. And make some great Friends
- 23. But let’s Destory! …just pretending
- 26. remember Lego blocks? If we look at webpages from a different angle, you’ll see how they are similar
- 27. Your school’s website in 3D
- 28. Your school’s website in 3D
- 29. the website is like a bunch of Your school’s website in 3D blocks
- 30. and we can destroy blocks!
- 31. looking at the code of a web page, we can alter it. Sort of like changing one of the blocks
- 32. my hypothesis (my guess)
- 33. If Will.I.Am came to the school, more kids would love to come to the school
- 34. the kids agreed
- 35. and so let’s imagine see what that could look like by changing some code
- 37. and so let’s imagine that
- 38. and so let’s icmoadgein er otchkast!
- 39. …10 minutes
- 40. …10 minutes we made Will.I.Am part of the school
- 41. …10 minutes we made Will.I.Am part of the school ! by modifying code
- 42. …10 minutes we made Will.I.Am part of the school ! and the kids loved it!
- 43. …and so we concluded by saying
- 45. Contact Anytime! ! Email: michael@webodew.com Twitter: @mcMiello Facebook: http://facebook.com/webodew