[Edu-sig] Looking for a course syllabus exemplars for a high school year-long course in Python/Javascript

[Litvin]

Roberto,

Thank you for recommending our Math and Python book, but your amazon 
link is to the old edition.
The current edition is at 
http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Digital-Age-Programming-Python/dp/0982477546, 
also available at www.skylit.com.

Gary Litvin


At 04:47 AM 2/20/2014, roberto wrote:
>Hi Clint,
>I was in your very situation in the past, and these are resources I 
>consider good:
>- 
><http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Digital-Age-Programming-Python/dp/0972705589>http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Digital-Age-Programming-Python/dp/0972705589
>- http://inventwithpython.com/
>- <https://www.udacity.com/course/cs101>https://www.udacity.com/course/cs101
>
>
>According to the level of your students, and yours as well, you 
>might be more comfortable with one or more of the above mentioned.
>I regularly run robotics after-school courses but I've never found 
>extremely helpful Python on NXT, for a number of technical glitches on it.
>I prefer to focus on the learning way more than on the technical 
>aspects of the business.
>
>Hope this helps!
>Have a great day.
>Roberto.
>
>
>
>
>On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 11:14 PM, Clint Johns 
><<mailto:clint.m.johns at gmail.com>clint.m.johns at gmail.com> wrote:
>Greetings Python community,
>
>I have been asked to create an introduction to programming course, 
>with an emphasis on Python and JavaScript, for this upcoming school year.
>
>My knowledge of Python is beginning/intermediate, but I am willing 
>to learn in order to make this a viable course. I am interested in 
>interfacing with LEGO NXT and EV3 robotics kits, and possibly 
>designing some games.
>
>If any of you can point me to some resources, it would be of great 
>help, and I would be extremely thankful.
>
>Continued success in all you do,
>
>Clint Johns
>computer science teacher
>San Francisco Bay Area, CA
>
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