thank you all for the ideas.................. On 6 January 2012 13:42, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Today's Topic Summary > > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/pythonireland/topics > > - Anything happening in Sligo <#134b342085b25be1_group_thread_0> [4 > Updates] > > Anything happening in > Sligo<http://groups.google.com/group/pythonireland/t/62e2e76e17227c80> > > Anto H <[email protected]> Jan 05 04:38AM -0800 > > Where to start ? this year i would like to try, with my 12 year old > son, to try to learn how to write and encourage him to write small > programs or a least to learn not to be afraid to try. Any advise out > there...... i am based in Sligo. > > > > > Michael Thompson <[email protected]> Jan 05 03:46PM > > > son, to try to learn how to write and encourage him to write small > > programs or a least to learn not to be afraid to try. Any advise out > > there...... i am based in Sligo. > > > "Invent your own computer games with Python" might be useful, > http://inventwithpython.com/. > > Python Koans is an interactive tutorial for learning Python by making > tests > pass, https://bitbucket.org/gregmalcolm/python_koans/wiki/Home > > > Michael > > > > > Paul Barry <[email protected]> Jan 05 05:00PM > > Emmm, eh... check out Head First Programming: > > > http://www.amazon.co.uk/Head-First-Programming-learners-programming/dp/0596802374/ > > I know... I know... a totally shameless plug. ;-) > > A colleague in work let his 12 year old at it and he had a blast going > through the book. > > And, of course, there's the added benefit that the authors are in the > same time-zone as you (although not in Sligo!!!), and we like > answering questions. :-) > > > Regards. > > Paul. > > > > -- > Paul Barry, w: http://paulbarry.itcarlow.ie - e: [email protected] > Lecturer, Computer Networking: Institute of Technology, Carlow, > Ireland. > > > > > Padraic Harley <[email protected]> Jan 05 06:08PM > > Coderdojo <http://coderdojo.com/> Galway will be starting on February > 4th. Runs on Saturdays. Might be something to pop down to every once > in > a while? > > On 05/01/12 17:00, Paul Barry wrote: > > -- > Padraic Harley > > Phone: 00353 (0) 85 2138803 > Email: [email protected] > Tweet: @pauricthelodger > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Group > pythonireland. > You can post via email <[email protected]>. > To unsubscribe from this group, > send<[email protected]>an empty message. > For more options, > visit<http://groups.google.com/group/pythonireland/topics>this group. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Python Ireland" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/pythonireland?hl=en. > -- Thank you, Tony Henry -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Python Ireland" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pythonireland?hl=en.
