[Techtalk] Ideas for tech subjects for teens?

[Tamara Harpster]

I would recommend teaching ideas concerning logic in If, whiles and do
statements that are used in programming.  I also recommend teaching
the ideas of loops and how embedded loops can really add to the cost
of processing items. From my experience, with non-technical people,
these are a couple of ideas that they seem to have problems grasping.

tamara


On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 15:47:09 +0000, Megan Golding
<mgolding at sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:
> Chix,
> 
> I'm a brand new teacher in my first year at a private school
> in the US. My students are between age 12 and 18 in grades
> 6 through 12.
> 
> Fortunately I have a very flexible environment to work in.
> I get to create courses and teach them with almost no inter-
> ference from the administration. The school also highly
> values cross-disciplinary and real world projects.
> 
> I'm encouraged to teach from my experience and avoid trad-
> itional lecturing or worksheets. As I plan the next school
> year, I'd like to get creative.
> 
> What do you wish you had learned in computer classes? What
> did you learn that you think everyone else should?
> 
> Looking forward to your brain storms,
> Megan Golding
> 
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