[SiliconBeach] Re: Good programming books for a teenager

2011-08-03 Thread Jeromy Evans
For Leni & Derek, Dick Smith's have a series of DIY electronic kits, starting with Funway Electronics for kids too young to use a soldering iron and more advanced ones for teenagers. These help them learn they can create something cool from nothing. Creating a bugging device with an FM transmitter

[SiliconBeach] Re: Good programming books for a teenager

2011-08-02 Thread Leni Mayo
On Aug 2, 9:20 am, Max Kraynov wrote: > Are there any books / online courses you could recommend who would give kids > a good intro? We interviewed a 12 y.o. who had taken one of our online courses: http://blog.learnable.com/2011/globalisation-of-education-where-east-meets-west-and-bonnie-meets-l

[SiliconBeach] Re: Good programming books for a teenager

2011-08-01 Thread steven_noble
Haven't tried this myself but looks interesting: http://ruby4kids.com Let us know how you get on. Steven. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Visting http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is ex