how to get more kids to code
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JavaOne facts
● San Francisco, California September 22 - 26, 2013○ "The Zone" - Hilton San Francisco Union Square,
Hotel Nikko, Parc 55 Wyndham, Taylor Street Cafe● ~500 Sessions:
Keynotes / Technical/ HOLs / BOFs● ~75 exhibitor booths● Numerous networking opportunities
○ Taylor Street Cafe and Open House, Hang Spaces, Oracle DEMOgrounds/Lounge, Appreciation Event and It's a Wrap
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How to get (more) kids to code
Regina ten Bruggencate
Saskia Vermeer-Ooms
Who are we
● Saskia Vermeer-Ooms
● Java Developer● Project leader● Duchess member● @momatwork
Duchess
● Women in Java ● International Java User Group (JUG)● ~500 members in 60 countries
Tools
● http://drtechniko.com/
● http://scratch.mit.edu/
● demo!
Alice
● http://www.alice.org
Alice
● demo!
Greenfoot
● http://www.greenfoot.org
BlueJ
● http://bluej.org
● http://mindstorms.lego.com
● demo!
Sagan
● http://sagan.be/
Arduino
● http://www.arduino.cc/
Raspberry Pi®
● http://www.raspberrypi.org/
Events for kids
FIRST LEGO League
● http://firstlegoleague.org/
The Robot Game and Project are what teams do. The FLL Core Values are how they do it.
● http://makerfaire.com/● Make magazine● Maker faire● Make projects● Make kits
VHTO
● Talent watcher● Mirror image● Speeddating● Class● Girlsday● http://vhto.nl/
www.devox4kids.com
http://www.devoxx.com/display/4KIDS
www.devox4kids.com
http://www.devoxx.com/display/4KIDS
