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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Kepple, Sarah. Teaching coding through game creation. Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, [2018] (DLC) 2018021624 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Sarah Kepple |
ISBN: | 9781440851896 1440851891 |
OCLC Number: | 1039306332 |
Description: | 1 online resource |
Contents: | Preface -- Introduction -- Welcome to coding -- Intro to Scratch -- Into the jungle with scratch -- Deeper into the jungle with Scratch -- Game maker grimm -- Game maker grimmer -- Intro to Python -- Pygame -- Web coding with HTML -- Web coding with Javascript -- Appendix -- Glossary -- References -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Responsibility: | Sarah Kepple. |
Abstract:
This engaging guide demonstrates how easy, fun, and rewarding it can be to teach and learn coding at the library.In our technology-obsessed society, computer coding is a highly valued and in-demand skill, but many people consider it an activity only for technology geeks and educated professionals-even more so to teach coding.
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"Coding newbies and computer-programming experts alike will benefit from this text. . . . An essential purchase for librarians who are serious about teaching coding to kids." - Booklist Online, Starred Review "An easy-to-understand book filled with clear instructions on how to share coding with people of all ages... highly recommended to any librarian considering expanding their skills to teach coding in their library as well as every public library that is currently or is planning to offer coding classes to their community." - Public Library Quarterly Read more...

