From barrachri at gmail.com Tue Feb 14 04:51:49 2017 From: barrachri at gmail.com (Christian Barra) Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 10:51:49 +0100 Subject: [Pythonedu-wg] [Microbit:Polska] Feedback after the first workshop! Message-ID: <0860B784-3D1E-464F-834D-60ACC0FD1ADB@gmail.com> Finally we had the first workshop in Gliwice (Poland) about Micro:bit and Python https://microbitpolska.org/en/blog/we-are-starting-bbc-micro-bit-is-coming-to-gliwice/ A short video here: http://www.zso10.gliwice.pl/dla-uczniow/aktualnosci/to-byla-zabawa-funwithmicrobit/ First of all the experience was really amazing, the workshop has been from 10am till 3.30pm and almost all the students remained there till the end! We had around: 30 students with an age around 12-15 years-old 4 teachers 5/6 Python Programmers We prepared the workshop (https://github.com/MicrobitPolska/FunWithMicrobit ) in both English and Polish, I must admit that the level of English was more than enough to forget about the polish version. A few points about the workshop Python + Microbit It?s really a good mix, the fact that you can easily create something keeps the students there :) Main errors The main errors that we have seen were mostly syntax error, for example you forget about the colon at the end or about the indentation (probably the most common error). Mu Editor The editor works really well, we had some kind of glitch when you try to select and then copy the text, but apart from this great experience! Scratch We saw 1 or 2 times students and teachers trying to implement the code using Scratch and the block editor online. They decided to switch because they were blocked with Python. Probably one of the thing we have to do better inside the workshop is to ?teach Python through errors? at least int first part. P.S. PR for https://github.com/MicrobitPolska/FunWithMicrobit are more then welcome! ?? With gravitational cheers, Christian Barra Founder of cassiny.io & PyBootCamp.com EuroPython Society Board Member www.chrisbarra.me -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mail at timgolden.me.uk Tue Feb 14 05:21:51 2017 From: mail at timgolden.me.uk (Tim Golden) Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 10:21:51 +0000 Subject: [Pythonedu-wg] [Microbit:Polska] Feedback after the first workshop! In-Reply-To: <0860B784-3D1E-464F-834D-60ACC0FD1ADB@gmail.com> References: <0860B784-3D1E-464F-834D-60ACC0FD1ADB@gmail.com> Message-ID: <9d7bc2a3-881b-e26f-fcf9-6647f3a57344@timgolden.me.uk> On 14/02/2017 09:51, Christian Barra wrote: [... snip lots of good stuff about the workshop ...] Great to hear, and thanks for the update. > Mu Editor > The editor works really well, we had some kind of glitch when you try to > select and then copy the text, but apart from this great experience! Depending on what you were seeing, it's possible you came up against this bug: https://github.com/mu-editor/mu/issues/209 which has been fixed now. If it's something else, then please raise an issue. TJG From titimoby at gmail.com Tue Feb 14 05:16:19 2017 From: titimoby at gmail.com (Thierry Chantier) Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2017 10:16:19 +0000 Subject: [Pythonedu-wg] [Microbit-Python] [Microbit:Polska] Feedback after the first workshop! In-Reply-To: <0860B784-3D1E-464F-834D-60ACC0FD1ADB@gmail.com> References: <0860B784-3D1E-464F-834D-60ACC0FD1ADB@gmail.com> Message-ID: Thanks a lot for this feedback and the workshop material. Do you feel 12-15 is the right age range for this kind of workshop, or is it possible to lower a bit ? Thierry Le mar. 14 f?vr. 2017 ? 10:52, Christian Barra a ?crit : > Finally we had the first workshop in Gliwice (Poland) about Micro:bit and > Python > > > https://microbitpolska.org/en/blog/we-are-starting-bbc-micro-bit-is-coming-to-gliwice/ > > A short video here: > http://www.zso10.gliwice.pl/dla-uczniow/aktualnosci/to-byla-zabawa-funwithmicrobit/ > > First of all the experience was really amazing, the workshop has been from > 10am till 3.30pm and almost all the students remained there till the end! > > We had around: > > 30 students with an age around 12-15 years-old > 4 teachers > 5/6 Python Programmers > > We prepared the workshop ( > https://github.com/MicrobitPolska/FunWithMicrobit) in both English and > Polish, I must admit that the level of English was more than enough to > forget about the polish version. > > A few points about the workshop > > Python + Microbit > It?s really a good mix, the fact that you can easily create something > keeps the students there :) > > Main errors > The main errors that we have seen were mostly syntax error, for example > you forget about the colon at the end or about the indentation (probably > the most common error). > > Mu Editor > The editor works really well, we had some kind of glitch when you try to > select and then copy the text, but apart from this great experience! > > Scratch > We saw 1 or 2 times students and teachers trying to implement the code > using Scratch and the block editor online. > They decided to switch because they were blocked with Python. > Probably one of the thing we have to do better inside the workshop is to > ?teach Python through errors? at least int first part. > > P.S. PR for https://github.com/MicrobitPolska/FunWithMicrobit are more > then welcome! > > ?? > With gravitational cheers, > > Christian Barra > Founder of cassiny.io & PyBootCamp.com > EuroPython Society Board Member > www.chrisbarra.me > > _______________________________________________ > Microbit mailing list > Microbit at python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/microbit > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: