[Bf-education] Blender for kids
Monique
m.dewanchand at atmind.nl
Sun Aug 16 12:37:41 CEST 2015
Hi all
I'll be at the BConf in Octobre. I propose a roundtable discussion on
this subject.
Topics:
- Learning content for kids: approach and format.
- Licensing and availability
- challenges
- Other?
Who wants to join?
Kind regards,
Monique
Op 13/08/15 om 05:43 schreef Peter Koppatz:
> Hi all,
>>
>> I think that if you explain date types well, then it is easy for them.
>> Explaining that you have objects and things that you can do with
>> these objects is the first step.
>> Then give concrete examples. No need to get into the technical
>> details. Whole numbers VS number with point in them is good enough.Or
>> lists and dictionary are also easy when explained in simple terms. Of
>> course the age of the kids makes a huge difference.
>>
>
> I agree. Most Python courses are explaining datatypes in the first
> place. But kids are interested in constructing and discovering new
> worlds. So starting with many datatype specific code, inclusive a
> print(„hello world“) is in my opinion the wrong way to go for kids.
> Therefore in our course material you will find the Python and
> datatype specific parts at the end. By the way most python tutorials
> are for Python 2.x and we need Python 3.x in Blender. More important
> (Blender is perfect for this task) is to explain what is an object and
> how can I create and manipulate objects. It depends on the age where
> to start. It would be possible to deliver a prepared set of objects,
> so construction new objects is the goal. Have a look at the molecule
> example[1] or you can focus on programming from the beginning [2,3],
> as you can see in this example there is no basic Python datatype
> involved, there are only objects, loops and functions (ok lists are
> involved, but you don’t have to explain it with all corner cases in
> the first place). In one course an 10 years old boy played with the
> checker (Halma-Figur) and moved the sphere to the other end of the
> cone and surprise after an rotation a new object was created, an ice
> cream with a scoop! I was surprised because I was fixated on the Halma
> figure. It was fun. And thats the main goal of every beginner
> tutorial, fun, freedom in constructing and manipulating of objects.
> The next step is the animation of objects, but in my opinion, this
> task is not possible in two days (thats the usual length of a course),
> because it is difficult for a beginner and you need more time for this
> task. But again my focus is teaching python with fun and print is not
> fun! Blender is fun :-)
>
> Just my two cents.
>
> Peter
>
> [1]
> http://pymove3d-en.sudile.com/stations/school/ca_chemistry/ca_chemistry_molecules.html
> [2]
> http://pymove3d-en.sudile.com/stations/blender-basics/d_composed_pices/da_simple_pice.html
> [3]
> http://pymove3d-en.sudile.com/stations/blender-basics/d_composed_pices/dc_complex_pice.html
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 9:40 PM, Monique <m.dewanchand at atmind.nl
>> <mailto:m.dewanchand at atmind.nl>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello Peter,
>>
>> Thank you for sharing.
>> When it comes to python, personally I wouldn't start with
>> explaining data types. I've seen some kids struggle with this.
>>
>> What is your experience?
>>
>> Rgds,
>> Monique
>>
>> Op 11/08/15 om 22:02 schreef Peter Koppatz:
>>> Hi Monique,
>>>>
>>>> Past months I've been asked to give Blender workshops to kids
>>>> between 8
>>>> and 16 years old. I searched for Blender teaching material but
>>>> couldn't
>>>> find much. I decided to use some simple models from Blendswap
>>>> and hide
>>>> the majority of buttons in the UI. Surprisingly this worked
>>>> better than
>>>> expected.
>>>> The kids were very enthusiastic and could perform the tasks
>>>> pretty well.
>>>> At the end I was asked how kids could continu learning Blender.
>>>>
>>>> This motivated me to start an open website/platform in NL to
>>>> teach kids
>>>> more on technology, especially Blender & Python. But what is a
>>>> good
>>>> format for teaching Blender to kids?
>>>> Can we teach Blender to kids in a same manner as kids are
>>>> thaught math
>>>> or grammar?
>>>> Are there tutorials or program lessons available for kids?
>>>> Is anyone working on this and willing to cooperate?
>>>
>>> The „Python Software Verband (PySV)" started in 2013 a
>>> programming contest for kids in Germany[1]. I have written a
>>> collection of tutorials to teach and prepare interested kids.
>>> The focus is programming with Python! There was always a great
>>> interest in using and translating the existing german version.
>>> So I started to reorganize the course material and switched to
>>> use the english version as a master. Now other people can
>>> translate the english version to other languages. The course
>>> material is available at bitbucket[2], and Transifex[3] is used
>>> for translations. The prototype of the new multilingual version
>>> is available at http://pymove3d.sudile.com
>>> <http://pymove3d.sudile.com/>.
>>> The new structure and the translation is a work in progress, and
>>> a little bit a mess, because my english is very poor.
>>> Nevertheless you could either help to finish and develop the
>>> existing material or improve the english version or use parts of
>>> the course material as you like. There are also some open
>>> problems due to the course material in different languages. I
>>> have some ideas but not a real solution e. g. for short videos
>>> and screenshots (with text added on the images). SVG could be a
>>> solution. Suggestions and help is always appreciated.
>>>
>>> If you have further questions, ask me.
>>>
>>> Kind regards,
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
>>> [1] http://pymove3d.pysv.org/ (German only)
>>> [2] https://bitbucket.org/pkoppatz/pymove3d-en
>>> [3] https://www.transifex.com/pysv/
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Kind regards,
>>>> Monique Dewanchand
>>>> At Mind
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