codeweek - explaining how to code to 12 yr old kids
DESCRIPTION
All around Europe, kids are learning to code understand how technology that we use everyday works. Coding provides an alternative approach to solving problems, exploring ideas and having fun. As part of CodeWeek, I presented at the International School of Amsterdam. The kids were about 12 years old. I talked about my experience making websites and how by knowing a little bit of code, how it's possible to have fun with any website. A website can be built. And it can also be destroyed! ...well not really. But the kids really liked that word. My personal findings: The kids are into Maroon 5, Will.I.Am and Lil Wayne. Boys and girls both love the word hacking. And everyone is texting at 12...I couldn't believe it! CodeWeek is an initiative was launched by Neelie Kroes' Young Advisors with the support from DG Connect at the European Commission. Sounds fancier than it really is. We're just a bunch of young people with a dream of a world where all sort of crazy ideas are given a chance to change the world. But it's not really about us. (Source: http://codeweek.eu/about/)TRANSCRIPT
OMG coding
is GR8!
I used this presentation to introduce 12 year old children to coding. !
To me, James Bonds is a superhero that solves mysteries. And I was trying to communicate to kids that learning code gives a superhero feeling.
I build websites
Hi guys!
I build websites
It’s like playing with Legos!
but… what’s the opposite of building?
destroy websites!
destroy websites! and I can do that too
destroy websites! and I can do that too
!
…well not really !
But let’s imagine to destroy the website
of your school
But let’s imagine to destroy the website
of your school !
That would be fun!
But let’s imagine to destroy the website
of your school !
That would be fun!
kids agree
?who am I
James Bond
James Bond cool superhero
James Bond cool superhero
!
finds secrets solves puzzles saves the day
When I code
I feel like
Mike
James Bond cool superhero
?why
anything
is
possible!
And make
some great
Friends
But let’s
Destory! …just pretending
Your school’s website
remember Lego blocks?
remember Lego blocks?
If we look at webpages from a different angle, you’ll see how they are
similar
Your school’s website in 3D
Your school’s website in 3D
Your school’s website in 3D
the website is like a bunch of
blocks
and we
can
destroy
blocks!
looking at the code of a web page, we can
alter it. Sort of like changing one of the blocks
my hypothesis (my guess)
If Will.I.Am came to the school, more kids would love to
come to the school
the kids agreed
and so let’s imagine see what that could look like by changing
some code
and so let’s imagine that
and so let’s imagine thatcode rocks!
…10 minutes
…10 minutes we made Will.I.Am
part of the school
…10 minutes we made Will.I.Am
part of the school !
by modifying code
…10 minutes we made Will.I.Am
part of the school !
and the kids loved it!
…and so we concluded by saying
anything
is
possible!
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