Comments on: Teaching Ruby to High School Girls http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/2009/08/15/teaching-ruby-to-high-school-girls/ Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:25:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: samsung ln40c630 http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/2009/08/15/teaching-ruby-to-high-school-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-315 samsung ln40c630 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:32:37 +0000 http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/?p=195#comment-315 You really talked it out in layman terms. That is a real art, not many developers can simplify it down to people that get completely lost when the word “code” is said. You really talked it out in layman terms. That is a real art, not many developers can simplify it down to people that get completely lost when the word “code” is said.

]]> By: felexmax http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/2009/08/15/teaching-ruby-to-high-school-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-195 felexmax Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:14:54 +0000 http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/?p=195#comment-195 One thing that might help if you do this again could be to use a simple syntax-highlighting editor Notepad++, maybe? I usually use full-weight IDEs myself but I realize that that would be far too complicated in this case.I was going to be teaching a class of my own soon, and I might just have to follow your curriculum. One thing that might help if you do this again could be to use a simple syntax-highlighting editor Notepad++, maybe? I usually use full-weight IDEs myself but I realize that that would be far too complicated in this case.I was going to be teaching a class of my own soon, and I might just have to follow your curriculum.

]]> By: banane » Blog Archive » Cootie Catcher http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/2009/08/15/teaching-ruby-to-high-school-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-176 banane » Blog Archive » Cootie Catcher Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:28:30 +0000 http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/?p=195#comment-176 [...] attended a talk by my friend Sarah Mei on “Teaching Ruby to High School Girls” at SF-Ruby Meet-up a month or so ago. There was a discussion afterwards that was very inspiring- [...] [...] attended a talk by my friend Sarah Mei on “Teaching Ruby to High School Girls” at SF-Ruby Meet-up a month or so ago. There was a discussion afterwards that was very inspiring- [...]

]]> By: Gir Startup http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/2009/08/15/teaching-ruby-to-high-school-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-173 Gir Startup Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:15:11 +0000 http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/?p=195#comment-173 Excellent post :) You really talked it out in layman terms. That is a real art, not many developers can simplify it down to people that get completely lost when the word "code" is said. Excellent post :) You really talked it out in layman terms. That is a real art, not many developers can simplify it down to people that get completely lost when the word “code” is said.

]]> By: Grant Rettke http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/2009/08/15/teaching-ruby-to-high-school-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Grant Rettke Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:06:34 +0000 http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/?p=195#comment-126 Excellent! What do you think of this: http://www.bootstrapworld.org/ Excellent!

What do you think of this:

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]]> By: Audrey http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/2009/08/15/teaching-ruby-to-high-school-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Audrey Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:19:43 +0000 http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/?p=195#comment-114 That is so incredibly awesome. When I was in high school, I took a C++/DirectX game programming class...and years later I'm still making games :D You never know where they'll carry their experience. That is so incredibly awesome. When I was in high school, I took a C++/DirectX game programming class…and years later I’m still making games :D You never know where they’ll carry their experience.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/2009/08/15/teaching-ruby-to-high-school-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Ryan Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:49:10 +0000 http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/?p=195#comment-113 Nice work! One thing that might help if you do this again could be to use a simple syntax-highlighting editor (Notepad++, maybe? I usually use full-weight IDEs myself but I realize that that would be far too complicated in this case). That way, the students could more easily notice errors in their copying - at least ones that caused the colors to be different - and it could help with the indenting too. Nice work! One thing that might help if you do this again could be to use a simple syntax-highlighting editor (Notepad++, maybe? I usually use full-weight IDEs myself but I realize that that would be far too complicated in this case). That way, the students could more easily notice errors in their copying – at least ones that caused the colors to be different – and it could help with the indenting too.

]]> By: Frank http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/2009/08/15/teaching-ruby-to-high-school-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Frank Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:01:36 +0000 http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/?p=195#comment-112 In Germany there is a yearly event called Girl's Day where young (10-15?) girls can visit different tech workplaces. I hosted a bunch of them and taught them the basics of programming using kara (http://www.swisseduc.ch/compscience/karatojava/kara/). Initially I just explained the finite state machines approach to "program" the bug. The girls were better than expected and I had some time left at the end so I quickly explained how to use Ruby instead of the state machines (http://www.swisseduc.ch/informatik/karatojava/rubykara/). In Germany there is a yearly event called Girl’s Day where young (10-15?) girls can visit different tech workplaces.

I hosted a bunch of them and taught them the basics of programming using kara (http://www.swisseduc.ch/compscience/karatojava/kara/). Initially I just explained the finite state machines approach to “program” the bug. The girls were better than expected and I had some time left at the end so I quickly explained how to use Ruby instead of the state machines (http://www.swisseduc.ch/informatik/karatojava/rubykara/).

]]> By: glaros http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/2009/08/15/teaching-ruby-to-high-school-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-111 glaros Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:36:25 +0000 http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/?p=195#comment-111 Really good work!!! Really good work!!!

]]> By: Steve Klabnik http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/2009/08/15/teaching-ruby-to-high-school-girls/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Steve Klabnik Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:26:24 +0000 http://www.sarahmei.com/blog/?p=195#comment-110 Sorry. Telemachus, go here: http://github.com/shoes/shoes/downloads Sorry. Telemachus, go here: http://github.com/shoes/shoes/downloads

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