Programming for Kids

[Ed]

http://www.codecademy.com    maybe something for the end of the summer?

On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 6:12 PM, AZ Pete <plug at cactusfamily.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> While my two boys (ages 9 & 13) are at home for the summer I currently keep
> them active by giving them fun math and science projects.
>
> I had the idea to have them become more familiar with basic programming
> concepts and perhaps be able to write the proverbial "hello world" program.
> I believe that programming (of any kind) is a required, core competency
> skill required for any kind of work in the 21st century, whether that work
> is in the tech industry or not.
>
> Does anyone know of some resources for simple and fun programming projects
> for kids.  I don't particularly care about which language, but we are on
> Windows platform.
>
> Any ideas would appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Peter
>
>
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