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− | This is a set of useful links to educational software/programming languages suitable for the [[RaspberryPiBoard]]. Originally from [http://www.raspberrypi.org/forum/?mingleforumaction=viewtopic&t=484.0 this thread] on the Raspberry Pi forums.
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− | ==Programming languages==
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− | ''Items in '''bold''' specifically support the Raspberry Pi device''
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− | * '''http://www.kidsruby.com/ - Have fun and make games, or hack your homework using Ruby! Just tell your parents or teachers you're learning Ruby programming... ;)'''
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− | * http://scratch.mit.edu/ - Graphical OO-based visual programming environment.
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− | * http://www.alice.org/ - Similar to scratch AFAICT
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− | * http://python.org/ - The original 'designed for teaching' language of the 90s
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− | * http://lua.org/ - Small, extensible and fits in your head
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− | * BBC BASIC - The original 'designed for teaching' language of the 80s - A large number of implementations are listed here: http://www.bbcbasic.co.uk/bbcbasic.html
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− | * http://basic256.org/index_en - Another BASIC variant with integrated IDE and simple graphics.
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− | * C/C++ via GCC + CMake build system for advanced use.
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− | ==Communities==
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− | * http://madlab.org.uk/about/ - The Manchester Digital Laboratory
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− | * [http://www.stemnet.org.uk/ The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Network, UK] - This covers all the red tape that is necessary when working with children, as well as networking with other like minded volunteers to share ideas.
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− | ==Software suites==
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− | * http://gcompris.net/-en- - GCompris is a high quality educational software suite comprising of numerous activities for children aged 2 to 10. ''Confirmed working on alpha boards''
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− | * http://www.sugarlabs.org/ - The Sugar Sweet, a desktop environment used on the XO one laptop per child
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− | ==Libraries/applications==
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− | * http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2006/02/games-perl.ars - Developing games with Perl and SDL
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− | * http://www.pygame.org/ - Simple SDL wrapper for Python.
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− | * http://docs.python.org/library/idle.html - The Python IDE that comes with Python.
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− | * http://love2d.org/ - Something akin to pygame for Lua.
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− | * https://github.com/ntoll/RaspberryPy - An interactive set of programming lessons for Python, written in Python. To be built at PyconUK (http://pyconuk.org) during the sprints. :-)
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− | * http://www.khronos.org/openvg/ - OpenVG vector graphics library. Natively supported by GPU(?)
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− | ==General resources==
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− | * http://www.cs4fn.org/ - Computer Science for fun
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− | * http://computingatschool.org.uk/ - Computing at School Working Group
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− | * http://en.literateprograms.org/LiteratePrograms:Welcome - An MIT project to develop programs which are self describing.
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− | * http://www.happynerds.net/view/linux - External site listing educational programming resources for children.
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− | ==Articles/opinion pieces/trade bodies relating to education==
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− | ===in the UK===
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− | * http://royalsociety.org/education/policy/computing-in-schools/ - The Royal Society's Computing in Schools project
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− | * http://securiously.wordpress.com/2011/09/09/do-we-really-need-to-teach-our-kids-to-code/ - Teaching the skills associated with programming rather than programming as an aim in itself.
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− | ===general===
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− | * http://www.edutopia.org/programming-the-new-literacy - Programming is the new literacy
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− | * http://bengoldacre.posterous.com/three-things-we-have-to-teach-in-schools - Ben Goldacre's list of "Three things we have to teach in schools"
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− | * http://blog.jgc.org/2011/09/teach-our-kids-to-code.html
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− | * http://www.osnews.com/story/6282 - An article on the command-line as a good interface for new users.
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− | ==Direct action==
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− | * http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/15081 - A petition to the Department for Education about teaching programming in schools (UK only).
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