When I was a Kid…
Why do We have School?
Once
We used to learn from our parents
Did we need school then?
Didn’t Always
You could choose an apprenticeship.
For some Things, you need School
Can you understand this?
Egyptian Scribes
- Started learning at age 5
- They trained for 12 years
- Their education gave them a job
Heard of Quipus?
The Inca Empire communicated with knots
When I was a Kid…
In 1977…
This computer was available to buy:
Invented by These Guys
Founded Apple Computers
They Started a Revolution
I was totally aware that a revolution was close to starting, that pretty soon we were going to have computers that were affordable…
You would type on the keyboard and see your words on the television …ask questions and give answers. That was a turning point in history. –Steve Wozniak
Apple ][
| Apple ][ | Macbook Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| CPUs: | 1 | 4 |
| Cores: | 1 | 2,400 |
| Memory: | 48,000 | 16,000,000,000 |
| Storage: | 113,750 | 500,000,000,000 |
I think we need a demo…
More school after school?
Why stay longer?
After School Class or Club?
Class:
- I lecture
- I give homework
- You learn what I say
Club:
- I mentor
- You give yourself homework
- You learn what you want
Introductions
Answer me these questions three:
- What is your name?
- Why did you sign up?
- What do you want to learn?
I Have an Idea
Would you like to learn:
- How to make/change web pages
- How to program art
- How to make a program run:
- On a computer
- On an iPhone
- On an Android
It is called JavaScript
