ProCodeCG Kids Crash Course on Intro to Programming Day 2

Day 2! Today we do real coding with Python after learning some Python syntax from CodeCombat yesterday 🙂

We had a new kid, so we split the class into two threads: some of them continuing yesterday’s lessons while some others start installing Python IDLE and typed in some code 🙂

The culture of each ProCodeCG’s class is that each kid should help each other. Gyan was helping Dika with one level Dika couldn’t finish, while Kakang (sitting next to Dika) starting from Level 1 but he caught up very fast!

Aiko and Tian started working on Python codes

And Aya was still working on finishing her levels on CodeCombat

These kids are very cheerful and loud! But when they have to work, the sit tightly and being serious 🙂

… and sometimes mock each other LOL

We learned about looping with for and while 🙂

Next we learned about functions. We use LightBot to introduce the concept of functions to the kids 🙂

It really made the kids thinking hard 🙂

Another good gesture of helping from Kakang. He helped Aya with the level she stuck on.

Well, that’s the report for today! Tomorrow we will do real coding again in Python 🙂

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Coding Mum Day 11 – 9 May 2016

Day 11 😉

The mums

The trainers

We learned to create some form with textfield and javascript 🙂

Like usual, trainers take turns to do the tasks: explaining in the front of the class, assisting the mums, some taking care of Git and taking pictures 🙂

The mums should apply what they learned from Day 9 – 10: javascript variables, looping, conditionals, functions and arrays.

We showed examples on the screen

Day 11 and one of the mum start wearing glasses! 😀

Trainers always make sure that everyone in the class can keep up

We only have 4 sessions left so we gotta work hard!

Not that hard though! We still have fun! 😉

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🙂 🙂

Ok, this one is very serious 🙂

3 hours, never enough 😀

We have applied rules and new procedures to Git and still there are problems 😀

So teaching code to mums is one thing, the other one is to make sure they don’t lose their works 😀

All works should be committed and pushed to Git before the class ends.

Some screenshots of what we did in the class: creating a textfield and a button.

Adding more functions for different buttons

Accessing radio buttons

Creating checklists

And create a simple login form 😉

ProCodeCG Kids Regular Coding Class 5 March 2016 -Improving Python Quiz Codes, Problem Solving, Functions and Loops

We continued working on our Python codes, adding button, scoring system and conditional to decide whether someone pass or fail the test 🙂

There was still a few kids in the morning because some arrived later.

Some of them working on lines they missed and add more improvements.

Faris came up with the idea to create essay quiz, and he started downloading different version of Python with Natural Language Processing library 😀

Azriel, like always, prefer to sit on a real chair with a real table 😉

This is Awa. Working on coding on Code Combat on the left computer and Hour of Code on the right computer 😀

Malik was busy improving his code and debugging some errors.

Aliyah was designing a quiz on English (grammars, sentences etc.). She even used her English Lessons Book for reference 😉

We had a newcomer today, this is Prudence, little sister of Clarence, working on algorithms and problem solving using functions with LightBots 😉

And this is Clarence, the brother, working on the same thing 😉 These two kids are very fast!

As can be seen here,  everybody’s got something different to work on! 😉

Like this captain, busy writing her short novel (while reading a novel) 😀

They just wouldn’t stop until they solve the puzzles. Kids never give up! 🙂 ❤

Like this youngest one 🙂 His mother had to wait for a long time until he decided he want to go home 😀

Yes, we had that motorcycle in the class, as a commemoration of one of BCCF Founder that has just passed away, Kang Tegep 😥

This is Reza finishing his own code too 🙂 This guy is very persistence 🙂

We also had some visitors from UK 🙂

Here’s the code, it is now 120 lines 🙂

 

ProCodeCG Kids Programming Class 4 July 2015 – Light Bots

Today we have a newcomer! A smart and passionate little girl that learns as fast as lightning! 🙂
We learn about algorithm and functions using Light-Bots. This game is a good way to learn about sequences and functions and it attracts kids trying to solve it using logics.

 

The challenge of every level is to light up the blue tiles.

 

In our regular class, the topic keeps changing every week. This is because kids are usually cannot come to every class and new kids keep coming in every class so the class should be fluid and flexible 😉

 

Kids in this class have different ages, with different expertise levels. To balance the class, ProCodeCG apply peer-learning technique where the students should be able to help other students. They share knowledge and discuss on how to solve the problems.

 

They even exchange computers to help each other solve the problems 🙂

 

This view, on every Saturday, is the view of hope that one day this nation will lead on computers and technology 🙂

 

This is one captain giving help to one student.

 

And while that captain “fixing” the problem, other captain comes assisting

 

Peer-learning works. Kids learn much faster this way!

Any kids interesting in programming in a casual class with nice friends to work and share with, please join our class every Saturday, 9 – 11, at BCCF, Jl. Taman Cibeunying Selatan No. 5 Bandung 🙂

Minecraft Programming – Creating Buildings with ScriptCraft Functions on CanaryMod

Ok after successfully stacking blocks or making buildings using ScriptCraft one-line command, now our kids programming class start to create something like this using functions:

There are some tricks to make ScriptCraft functions work. First, you have to save it in the right folder: plugins/drone/contrib/ . Second, you have to make sure that there is no errors. CanaryMod server is very helpful at pointing where the problems occur:

CanaryMod also make it possible to set up everything about the game. To practice with buildings, this is the setting should be set:

This will give you a flat empty world. If you want to start a new empty world, or apply new settings, just delete the world folder. Next time you start up CanaryMod server, it will generate a new world for you like this:

This is an example of ScriptCraft function to create a skycraper:

 
var Drone = require('../drone').Drone;
var blocks = require('blocks');

function skyscraper( floors )
{
echo(floors);
this.chkpt('skyscraper');
for (var i = 0; i < floors; i++)
{
this.box(blocks.iron,20,1,20).up().box0(blocks.glass_pane,20,3,30).up(3);
}
this.move('skyscraper');
};

Drone.extend(skyscraper);

just type it on the command line:

and you’ll get this:

this is another simpler function, just for stacking blocks:

var Drone = require('../drone').Drone;
var blocks = require('blocks');

function tumpuk( tingkat ) {
echo(tingkat);
this.chkpt('tumpuk');
for (var i = 0; i < tingkat; i++){
this.up(1).box0('35:6',1, 1, 1);
}

this.move('tumpuk');
};

Drone.extend(tumpuk);

type it on the command line:

and you will get this:

If you modify the code and want to re-run it on Minecraft, just type ‘reload’ or /js refresh() on the command prompt.

Next time we will learn to build awesome buildings like pyramid or maybe rocket launcher! 😉