Brin: BASIC for kids

[Alberto Monteiro]

From...
http://kidbasic.sourceforge.net/ :

KidBASIC is an easy to use version of BASIC designed to teach young children 
the basics of computer programming. It uses traditional control structures 
like gosub, for/next, and goto, which helps kids easily see how program flow-
control works. It has a built-in graphics mode which lets them draw pictures 
on screen in minutes, and a set of detailed, easy-to-follow tutorials that 
introduce programming concepts through fun exercises.

(...)

Helping out
Check out Why Johnny Can't Code, the article that inspired KidBASIC.

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Re: Brin: BASIC for kids

[David Brin]

Thanks Alberto.  Hoping kidbasic will do some good.

Now an alert to all brinellers!

Catch the premiere of my NEW HISTORY CHANNEL SHOW -- 
“The ArchiTechs!”

PREMIERE:  Wednesday, October 11  at  11:00 PM
REPEATS: October 12 at 3 AM   October 14 at 11:00 AM

(See:
http://www.history.com/shows.do?action=detailepisodeId=192813
)

Here is what the History Channel says about this bold
new show: 

Five geniuses are challenged: innovate fire rescue
and evacuation tools for skyscraper disasters... and
do it in 48 hours!  Watch a small team of designers
and visionaries form a high-tech think tank, racing
the clock to shape bold, over-the-horizon designs for
the future. With unprecedented cooperation from New
York's regional fire departments, episode#1 culminates
in a dramatic presentation to Former FDNY Commissioner
Thomas Von Essen, one of the heroes of 9/11  

If  ratings are good, this exciting series will send
our dynamic (and handsome) team tackling rapid
innovation makeover challenges, ranging from
spaceflight to eco-power to creating the next
humvee.  (We went zooming around the desert,
interviewing Special Forces, dissecting hummers, then
created a wholly new design, all at behest of a
four-star general.)  

Help spread the word about this breakthrough in
entertaining and smart/informative television!

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Re: Brin: BASIC for kids

[Alberto Monteiro]

David Brin wrote:

 Thanks Alberto.  Hoping kidbasic will do some good.

But there isn't a Mac version - not yet.
 
 Now an alert to all brinellers!
 
 Catch the premiere of my NEW HISTORY CHANNEL SHOW -- 
 “The ArchiTechs!”
 
My cable got The History Channel just a few months ago -
but I will have to wait until they dub and subtitle it.

Alberto Monteiro

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