[Yr7-10it] Textbook + Programming for year 9

[Diana Hatch]

Now, we mainly use the NCSS Challenge material from
www.GrokLearning.com
but prior to that my students used to work from
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Non-Programmer%27s_Tutorial_for_Python_3/Hello,_World

with some engagement.

At the time, most of the online tutorials were still for Python 2, but I
would hope there is more out there now for Python 3.

On 9 December 2014 at 14:38, Jamie Le Rossignol <jlerossignol at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Diana,
>
> Do you have any good resources for Python, or at least as a place to start.
> I wish to introduce some to the 3D Animation course I run, as Blender uses
> Python for scripting.
>
> Cheers,
> Jamie
>
> On 8 December 2014 at 17:45, Diana Hatch <hat at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Adam
> >
> > Here at McKinnon we teach Python to year 9.  The NCSS programming
> challenge
> > is a good place to start.  The challenge itself is in term 3, but they
> also
> > have an online course for a small fee.  I believe there are some other
> good
> > interactive online environments too.
> >
> > Our integrated year 9 subject has a mini elective with Gamemaker which
> > works OK.
> >
> > While it is Hour of Code this week, you might want to check out what
> > Khan Academy and
> > Code Academy have to offer.
> >
> > Diana
> >
> > On 8 December 2014 at 17:10, Adem Sahingoz <asahingoz at minaret.vic.edu.au
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I have two questions:
> > >
> > > 1. Is there a good textbook on the way for the new Digital Technologies
> > > curriculum (similar to the Practice IT Books)?
> > >
> > > 2. I'm planning on teaching programming to my year 9 IT class next
> year,
> > > what software and programming language would you recommend? Is game
> maker
> > > a good option?
> > >
> > > Also, please bear in mind that I'm a second year teacher(and the only
> IT
> > > teacher at my school).
> > >
> > > Kind Regards
> > > Adem Sahingoz
> > >
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*Diana HatchTimetabler, ICT Learning Area ManagerMcKinnon Secondary College*

*Diana Hatch*
*Supervisor, VSL_McKinnon*
*Hebrew, Russian and Korean classes for students*