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Re: [school-discuss] Teaching programming on Linux



Thank you, Peter. The Javascript idea is a good one. Am installing Moodle for this school. I would love to see your course. I looked at the site and didn't see which one it was. Sorry, but could you point it out? Contributing screencasts would be a nice way for us to pay you back?

Thank you,

David
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I would consider Javascript.
It permits students to learn the 3 constructs plus the use of variables and
modularisation.  It is available to do at home and at school so seamless
working between home and school and is highly relevant in all sorts of ways.

Do you have Moodle?

I have a Javascript course that you could use.  It could be improved by
having some screen casts but the course structure is sound for learning the
basics of programming

A nearly current version is at http://www.watiwara.org/mdl1/
It is called Website Programming 1.

I see this leading into PHP which again is very accessible.

You might also like to have a look at LiveLAMP as a way of easily having a
webserver on the LAN for students to play with
http://linux.softpedia.com/get/System/Operating-Systems/Linux-Distributions/LiveLAMP-5902.shtml

Peter

2008/9/1 David M. Bucknell <dbucknell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Dear Colleagues,

I have two questions from a reluctant-Linux computing teacher:

1. With what should he introduce computing (in a Linux lab)?
- He would like experienced-based suggestions for teaching lower and middle
secondary introductions to programming.  Apparently, he used visual basic
before.  He knows of Pascal.  Perhaps that's the best direction then?

2. how can he teach C to secondary-level students on Linux?

He is looking for

a) an environment suggestion
b) suggestions for on-line and offline materials
c) good sites

I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has experience in these areas.

Sincerely,

David

P.S. Here are some preliminary resources I've found:

An Introduction to Programming Using C:
http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~wjk/c++intro/<http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/%7Ewjk/c++intro/>

Introduction to Programming Using Java:
http://www.faqs.org/docs/javap/


Introduction to Programming on Linux:
http://linux.omnipotent.net/article.php?article_id=12484

Introduction to Programming with Python and TKinter
http://wiki.python.org/moin/Intro_to_programming_with_Python_and_Tkinter

MiniLesson: An Introduction to Linux in 10 Commands:
http://librenix.com/?inode=4052

Bash Shell Programming in Linux:
http://www.arachnoid.com/linux/shell_programming.html

Introduction to Programming in C/C++ with Vim:

http://www.justlinux.com/nhf/Programming/Introduction_to_C_Programming.html--


An Introduction to the Linux Command Line:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/an-introduction-to-the-linux-command-line/

Developing Web 2.0 Apps with the Google Web Toolkit:
http://linoleum.leapster.org/

CS510: An Introduction to Programming Using C:

http://intranet.cs.man.ac.uk/Intranet_subweb/Postgrad/ACS-CS/webpages/syllabus/cs/CS510.php

C and C++
http://www.luv.asn.au/overheads/prog/c.html

Introduction to Perl Programming:
http://www.euler.com/publiccourses/programming/intro_perl_programming.php

An Introduction to Ruby:
http://www.hosting-review.com/hosting-articles/ruby.shtml


Introduction to Programming:

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/developers-handbook/tools-programming.html

Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years:
http://norvig.com/21-days.html

A Byte of Python:
http://www.swaroopch.com/byteofpython/
http://www.ibiblio.org/swaroopch/byteofpython/read/

Irie Pascal Details:
http://www.irietools.com/iriepascal/
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