Using live Code in English primary Schools

[Richmond]

On 25/01/14 21:15, Michael Doub wrote:
> Good teaching and general good stuff here:
> http://livecode.com/who-is-it-for/teachers/
> http://livecode.byu.edu/indexgeneric.php.
>
> -= Mike

Well, Yes . . .

What is not there is a general discussion as to HOW one teaches that 
material; mainly because the focus is
on Livecode rather than pedagogical and conceptual concerns.

Richmond.

>
>
> On Jan 25, 2014, at 10:53 AM, Richmond <richmondmathewson at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 25/01/14 17:27, Stephen King wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> My wife is a teacher and is considering Live Code in a new Computing lesson at Primary level or more senior students at Special schools (she actually teaches at a Special school where the academic level may be equivalent to primary).
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any references to using Live Code in primary schools? Ideally English as they have a specific curriculum, but others if not. The main interest is what sort of programs can be easily implemented at this level, examples or getting started guides.
>>>
>>> This is very much early days yet but the interest is there, so any information would be appreciated
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>> Steve
>>> _______________________________________________
>>>
>> Do you mean that your wife wants to teach her pupils to program,
>> or that she wishes to use Livecode to write programs to use with her children?
>>
>> Obviously what happens next in our conversation will depend to a very large extent on your answer :)
>>
>> I am an EFL teacher of some 25 year's standing who has taught EFL at all l;evels from Primary to University,
>> and, perhaps more to the point, have developed many programs for use with Primary children, and taught
>> Primary children elementary programming.
>>
>> So . . . ask away.
>>
>> Richmond Mathewson.
>>
>> P.S. What do you mean by "special" in "Special Schools"? If the answer is "physically handicapped" or
>> "societally maladjusted" I can probably help you rather better than "mentally handicapped"
>>
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