January 17, 2009 - 9:00 am
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A few weeks ago I introduced the idea of the Sandbox, at the time I was struggling to think of ways to engage with the kids. I have been making good progress however, and now have a few more ideas. One of the things suggested to me was to use Alice to create games and [...]
December 21, 2008 - 11:44 am
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One of the goals of the sandbox is to give people a good overview of what is involved in software development and to get people interested in doing it! I am working on a list of things that I think are important to have an understanding of:
How computers work
Platforms (OS+Development Frameworks)
How the internet works
Basic web [...]
December 20, 2008 - 12:13 am
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I have spent some time making up plans for this business I want to start. Here is the run down.
Get a bunch of kids who have no bearing in life and have had trouble with school. Spend a couple of hrs a day with them, teaching them the basics of software development. I am preparing [...]
