[PJUG Javamail] Teaching Children Programming

[Emerson Murphy-Hill]

While on the topic of programming/engineering events for kids, there's 
an annual "Engineering Discovery Showcase" tomorrow from 11-2 here at 
Portland State.  Check it out:
http://www.pdx.edu/cecs/outreach.html

-e

Neil Kenig wrote:
> I realize this is late (I just found out about it myself) but February 
> is National Engineer's Month and the local BEC (Business Engineering 
> Compact).
> They are looking for volunteers to teach kids about 
> engineering/science in February.
>
> The catch is, you have to belong to one of the member organizations 
> found at the sign-up page: 
> http://www.businesseducationlinks.org/pls/pdxlinksp/nem_engineer.login
>
> If you are eligible and want to volunteer, go ahead and sign up.  
> There is volunteer training tonight at OMSI:
>  
> *THURSDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 5:00pm-6:30pm*
> *OMSI Auditorium in Portland*
>  
> *REGISTER HERE*
> http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=2i26gciA3naJhQLOe5voyw_3d_3d
>
>
>
> Ken Paulsen wrote:
>>
>> Yeah, I'd have to echo that.  I used to have an big interest in 
>> writing games.  I've written a Tetris clone in Basic, Pascal, C, and 
>> Java... and even an "Ultima III"-style RPG game in C that helped me 
>> land a internship with Dynamix in Eugene while I was in HS.  Although 
>> I was never as fortunate as Joe to have been paid to write any of 
>> those. ;)  It's out of my system now... while I wouldn't dislike it, 
>> I don't have a craving to write games.
>>
>> Helping kids learn, though... that is a passion of mine.  At one of 
>> the recent J1's I picked up the Java-powered robot, I've been meaning 
>> to see if that'd be a good tool to get kids interested in programming 
>> (but I haven't made the time yet).  Has anyone explored robotics at 
>> their kid's school?  If so, what did you use, was it effective?  I 
>> know Lego-robotics is huge (Mindstorm, iirc)...  In the past (5 years 
>> ago?) I've tried to lead a programming class at a local middle 
>> school, but I didn't have a good curriculum at the time.  Although 
>> despite that one of the students contacted me recently -- he's now a 
>> senior and plans to go into Computer Science -- he wants to write 
>> computer games. :P
>>
>> Ken
>>
>>
>> Joe Hoffman wrote:
>>> I frankly don't have much of that interest.  call me wierd, my wife  
>>> already does.
>>>
>>> I once wrote a complete Pacman game that worked on a MicroVax  
>>> workstation.  1986 was the year.
>>> All written in Ada.
>>>
>>> I worked for GTE at the time and was waiting for work, trying to keep  
>>> myself busy.  Those were the days ....
>>>
>>> On Jan 21, 2009, at 4:35 PM, Richard Johnson wrote:
>>>
>>>   
>>>> Okay, quick show of hands ... Who here has wished at least once that
>>>> (s)he could seriously work on a game, at least for a little bit,  
>>>> before
>>>> they retire from the programming gig altogether?
>>>> -- 
>>>> Richard Johnson
>>>> If this doesn't cause noise, you're all hopeless :-)
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