Richmond,
Your concerns are very valid, with LC still in the midst of lots of changes.
Here are some immediate rambling thoughts, perhaps obvious, but for what
they're worth
I like the workbook format. Very appropriate.
Ideally, it might be distributed as an ebook or app type book that can be
easily updated. If the students need print (I would think they would), it's
more difficult. But perhaps the book could be printed, workbook style, by the
purchaser at a local print store (like Kinko's in the US). I don't know how
this could be set up so you get income from it, though. Hmmm, I wonder if any
of these on demand type print stores could do one-offs for individuals,
from a server master. I haven't investigated this, but I think Kinko's does
this in the US. Not sure if they can return royalties to the author. Sounds
like an obvious service, tho so it might be worth investigating.
I think it is a great idea to get a few folks to test it with their kids, and
give feedback. It is bound to improve the book.
Regarding being a tester, my contact with my 10yr old grandson varies depending
on factors out of my control. If it looks like I would have regular contact,
I'd love to try it out on him. No guarantee he would get into it, tho. My son
is a 3'rd grade teacher and I might be able to interest him, but he is into
(with his students) Lego Robotics, Scratch and Arduino (a bit).
Best,
Bill
William Prothero
http://es.earthednet.org
On Aug 29, 2015, at 12:20 AM, Richmond richmondmathew...@gmail.com wrote:
If you are*NOT* interested in teaching *small children* /LiveCode/ stop
reading now.
---
Having taught a reasonably successful, relatively intensive course to
*Primary level**
**children* during the summer, and starting a once-a-week thing in October I
am quite
seriously thinking of putting together a *book* for Primary kids.
This would *NOT* be full of theorising, and *NOT* like a 'standard' text
book; rather a
hands-on cookery book.
Obviously, a significant part of this book will be pictorial.
HOWEVER . . .
Seeing the vast and significant changes coming with *LiveCode 8.0.0.*
[and, to be honest, all I taught the children was doable in LC 4.5]
including its interface changes (at the moment I'm thinking of the
*preferences**
**palette* and the *toolBar* stack) . . .
I am really wondering what the point is, as, any book I start on now will
either feature screen shots
of the *LC 7 interface* or the *LC 8 alpha interface*; both of which may go
down the pan just as my book
is ready.
ALSO . . . my course that will run from October to May will us LC 7
(especially as the LC 8 series is in a state
of flux) . . . so any extra stuff arising (and, with hindsight, I can see
lots of gaps that need to be plugged) will
also be framed in terms of the LC 7 interface.
As soon as a FIXED interface for LC 8 (???) is released I will have to
sit down and make myself
comfortable with it even before I start dishing it out either to kids in
class or in the form of a book.
--
I should be glad of any advice, comments, and so on about my quandary.
--
In the light of some favourable responses I am wondering about releasing beta
versions of my chapters under a non-disclosure
agreement to interested parties to torture their children with on the
understanding that they will 'pay' for them by giving
me vigorous feedback.
--
In light of the discussions anent a possible 'unified IDE' ['that' picture],
I also would like to know what chances
there are of that sort of thing being on the cards, whether it would be
locked-in [heaven forfend] or optional,
and so on, as, were it to be present in LC 8.x.x it might be necessary to
write a book with what could be termed
a double feature [think Rocky Horror Show] where almost every single
screen shot has to be reduplicated
for the two interfaces . . .
---
I have no great desire to put together the sort of book I am talking about to
find that it is outdated as soon as it comes off the presses.
Richmond.
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