BJG Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 Our ICT teaching staff have been looking for a suitable way to teach students simple programming, and they've decided to have a go with Python. They've suggested I set up one of the ICT suites with Python 2. So...does this sound like a sensible idea, and what's the best approach...? Is there some free/commercial IDE suitable for kids...?
AJWhite1970 Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 We use python here without any issues, I just run the portable version from a server share so not installed to and C drives. Have a look at the tutorials here as a starting point:- Learn Python Programming | Codecademy Online Tutorials Andrew
LosOjos Posted March 31, 2014 Posted March 31, 2014 (edited) For questions as to network security, this thread has a few suggestions: http://www.edugeek.net/forums/network-classroom-management/89661-python-school-network.html As for an IDE, there is IDLE. Very basic but should be all they need, offers syntax highlighting, error source identification, interactive shell. Comes pre-installed with Windows version, may need installing separately on Linux depending on the distro. Oh and it's free Oh and also tell your teachers to look at Scratch, it's a lot simpler than Python but still teaches core programming logic so can be a gentler introduction: Scratch - Imagine, Program, Share Edited March 31, 2014 by LosOjos 1
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