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Getting Started with Coding

Getting Started with Coding

Get Creative with Code!

by Mccue and Camille McCue
Paperback
Age range: + years old Publication Date: 11/09/2015

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A cool coding book just for kids!

When your kid is ready to add coding to their creativity toolbox but you’re not ready to ship them off to coding camp, Getting Started with Coding is here to help them get started with the basics of coding. It walks young readers through fun projects that were tested in the classroom.

Each project has an end-goal to instill confidence and a sense of achievement in young coders. Steering clear of jargon and confusing terminology, Getting Started with Coding is written in a language your child can understand. Plus, the full-color design is heavy on eye-catching graphics and the format is focused on the steps to completing a project, making it approachable for any youngster with an interest in exploring the wonderful world of coding.

So why send your kid to a camp when they can become a coding champright in the comfort of your living room?

  • Introduces the basics of coding to create a drawing tool 
  • Teaches how to create graphics and apply code to make them do things 
  • Shows how to make things that respond to motion and collision commands Introduces score-keeping and timing into coding 
If your child is a burgeoning techy with a desire to learn coding, Getting Started with Coding is the perfect place to start.
ISBN:
9781119177173
9781119177173
Category:
Computer programming / software development
Age range:
+ years old
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
11-09-2015
Publisher:
John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Edition:
1st Edition
Pages:
128
Dimensions (mm):
217x140x5mm
Weight:
0kg
Camille McCue

Camille McCue has lived, slept, and breathed PowerPoint throughout most of the 1990s. She first learned to use the ubiquitous little program as a presentation tool for teaching physics via satellite TV to rural kids across the country. While on-air, she challenged her students to stretch their intellectual limits with activities like "build your own boomerang," even though the kids in upstate New York often lost their creations in the snow. Camille landed her tele-teaching position after instructing high school mathematics in a farm community south of her hometown of San Antonio, Texas. Prior to that, she worked as a marketing representative and printer specialist (yawn) for IBM.

For three exhilarating years, Camille worked for NASA, producing and hosting live electronic field trips showcasing the agency's cutting-edge aerospace research. There, she employed every imaginable telecommunication technology -- including satellite, compressed video, microwave, and the Internet to deliver programming to schools and the public. Since 1993, she has also served as host of the PBS "Passport to Knowledge" project, and was especially thrilled to anchor a live uplink celebrating the 1997 landing of Mars Pathfinder.

Camille absolutely loves her current position as the Ready to Learn program administrator for KLVX-TV, the PBS affiliate in Las Vegas, Nevada. There, she coaches teachers, librarians, and parents in using PBS kids' shows like Arthur and Wishbone as vehicles for promoting children's literacy.

Camille has an M.A. in Education, with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction, from the University of Texas at San Antonio, and a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin (go Longhorns!). She is a certified teacher in physics and mathematics, and serves as adjunct faculty, teaching classroom computer applications at UNLV.

Work aside, Camille is an enthusiastic champion of Las Vegas, an avid devourer of Indian food, and a dedicated fan of X-Files. But most of all, she is passionate about her exceptionally wonderful and supportive husband Michael, their two tabby cats, and their three tri-colored beagles.

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