Helping Kids with Coding For Dummies - Softcover

McCue, Camille; Guthals, Sarah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1119380677 ISBN 13: 9781119380672

Publisher: For Dummies, 2018

Synopsis

Help for grown-ups new to coding

Getting a jump on learning how coding makes technology work is essential to prepare kids for the future. Unfortunately, many parents, teachers, and mentors didn't learn the unique logic and language of coding in school. Helping Kids with Coding For Dummies comes to the rescue. It breaks beginning coding into easy-to-understand language so you can help a child with coding homework, supplement an existing coding curriculum, or have fun learning with your favorite kid.

The demand to have younger students learn coding has increased in recent years as the demand for trained coders has far exceeded the supply of coders. Luckily, this fun and accessible book makes it a snap to learn the skills necessary to help youngsters develop into proud, capable coders!

• Help with coding homework or enhance a coding curriculum
• Get familiar with coding logic and how to de-bug programs
• Complete small projects as you learn coding language
• Apply math skills to coding

If you’re a parent, teacher, or mentor eager to help 8 to 14 year olds learn to speak a coding language like a mini pro, this book makes it possible!  

About this title

From the Back Cover

• Coach kids in coding even if you've never coded
• Build young coders' skills in multiple coding languages
• Help kids write code for apps, games, and gadgets

Need help catching up with the kids?

What do you do when it's your turn to help a young learner start on their coding journey but you never learned how to code yourself? You learn about it! Grasping the basics of coding is made easy with this book. Bewildered parents, teachers, or mentors who didn't learn coding in school will make up for lost time with this hands-on, practical guide. Each chapter features lessons on the fundamentals of coding, code snippets, and coding projects that introduce you to different languages. Look what you can do!

Inside...

• Play unplugged coding games
• Choose a coding language
• Create simple word games
• Add sound and graphics
• Apply math skills to coding
• Develop a web page
• Build and code electronics
• Select a coding curriculum
• Meet famous programmers

About the Author

Camille McCue, PhD, is Director of Curriculum Innovations at the Adelson Educational Campus in Las Vegas where she leads the Startup Incubator, teaches STEM, and kickstarts K-12 learning initiatives. Sarah Guthals, PhD, co-founded an ed-tech company and now continues to build technology for kids to learn, create, and share safely online. She loves to teach teachers how to teach coding in the classroom.

Edition details

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1119380677
• ISBN 13: 9781119380672
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384