[Edu-sig] Fwd: From Scratch to Real Python Code with our New Block Trinket!

[Philip Guo]

incidentally, i created a similar prototype 5 years ago that mapped Android
App Inventor blocks to Python code. cool that a company is taking on this
idea as a production-quality service.

a big issue with blocks languages is what to do when students want to
transition to a traditional, text-based language for CS2.

On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 2:29 PM, Andrew Harrington <aharrin at luc.edu> wrote:

> After a very quick look, it seems like the established Turtle Art  Any
> comparison?
>
> Andy
>
> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 1:04 PM, Jurgis Pralgauskis <
> jurgis.pralgauskis at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> pedagogically very good approach
>> and technologically, seems very simple :)
>>
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>> From: elliott at trinket.io <elliotttrinket.io at trinketio.mail.intercom.io>
>> Date: Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 10:36 PM
>> Subject: From Scratch to Real Python Code with our New Block Trinket!
>> To: jurgis.pralgauskis at gmail.com
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>> Hi Jurgis!
>>
>> I'm very excited to announce our new *Interactive Block Trinkets*:
>>
>> <https://via.intercom.io/c?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftrinket.io%2Flibrary%2Ftrinkets%2Fc1c530eeb8&h=556d41b92b91ff886077b068e4fa165ff60be37b-558378712>
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>> Inspired by Scratch
>> <https://via.intercom.io/c?url=http%3A%2F%2Fscratch.mit.edu&h=0d6fadf2a241cc22de54822705b641cb19fa211c-558378712>
>> and Code.org
>> <https://via.intercom.io/c?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcode.org&h=bb9eb1eb904a1867195a835892fbba61fba8338a-558378712>'s
>> Hour of Code
>> <https://via.intercom.io/c?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcsedweek.org%2F&h=542b72242575c0c4011d87ee8d7fc5643e8cd99c-558378712>,
>> these Trinkets take typing and syntax out of the equation of teaching and
>> learning Python.  But unlike previous block-based tools, *they're
>> generating real Python underneath*! This lets students move into the
>> world of real programming languages and bring their computational thinking
>> skills along.
>>
>> <https://via.intercom.io/c?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftrinket.io%2Flibrary%2Ftrinkets%2Fc1c530eeb8&h=556d41b92b91ff886077b068e4fa165ff60be37b-558378712>
>>
>> From the tests we've done with teachers and students, seeing the
>> relationship between familiar blocks and unfamiliar code helps demystify
>> code and accelerates the learning process.  We can't wait to see what you
>> do with this new too!
>> Get Started with Blocks Today
>>
>> Click Here
>> <https://via.intercom.io/c?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftrinket.io%2Flibrary%2Ftrinkets%2Fc1c530eeb8&h=556d41b92b91ff886077b068e4fa165ff60be37b-558378712>
>> to see the example above, which you can easily share or copy it to your
>> account!  Or, if you're feeling creative, here's how easy it is to make
>> your own:
>>
>>    - Log in to Trinket
>>    <https://via.intercom.io/c?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftrinket.io%2Fhome&h=41b84490bc495098e1946f31698fcebeab44de86-558378712>,
>>    click the New Trinket Button, and select *Blocks *as your Trinket type
>>    - Grab blocks from the palette to build your Trinket
>>    - Click Save and you've made your Trinket!  Now share a link or embed
>>    the Trinket anywhere, such as Google Sites
>>    <https://via.intercom.io/c?url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.trinket.io%2Fhow-to-google-sites&h=44665825c35e8821ac2729a7856966d98b7bfead-558378712>
>>    - Click the *View Code* button at any time to see what Python the
>>    blocks have generated
>>
>> In the coming weeks we'll be building a tighter integration with our
>> popular Python trinkets.  This will be a true end-to-end solution for
>> getting students who know Scratch or other block-based languages hands on
>> with real Python code.
>>
>> As always, I'd love to see what you create with these!  Create or modify
>> a Block trinket and reply to this email with the link.  We'll feature the
>> best Trinkets on our blog.
>>
>>   - Elliott
>>
>> CEO, Trinket      @hauspoor
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>>    (919) 308-6681
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