Small Basic is, in my opinion, one of the really cool platforms for introducing programming to younger students. A simple IDE, a simple subset of BASIC, and built in turtle graphics all resonate with me. And a number of teachers around the world seem to agree. One thing we have been lacking though was some real curriculum support. Well that has changed. A set of 21 PowerPoint presentation with imbedded notes for teachers is now available. There are other resources available on the Small Basic page of the Beginning Developer Learning Center as well. If you use this curriculum or anything else associated with Small Basic would you let me know please? Also any feedback about what we can do better or differently. Thanks
Small Basic Curriculum (beta)
- Lesson 1.1: Introduction to Small Basic
- Lesson 1.2: Statements, Properties, and Operations
- Lesson 1.3: Variables
- Lesson 1.4: Conditions and Loops
- Lesson 1.5: Branching and Subroutines
- Lesson 2.1: Graphics Window
- Lesson 2.2: Turtle Graphics
- Lesson 2.3: Exploring Shapes
- Lesson 2.4: Sound, Program, and Text Objects
- Lesson 2.5: Clock, Desktop, and Dictionary Objects
- Lesson 2.6: Flickr, ImageList, and Network Objects
- Lesson 3.1: File Input and Output
- Lesson 3.2: Stacks and Arrays
- Lesson 3.3: The Math Object
- Lesson 3.4: Events and Interactivity
- Lesson 3.5: The Controls Object
- Lesson 3.6: Debugging Aids
- Lesson 4.1: Playing with Shapes
- Lesson 4.2: Responding to Events
- Lesson 4.3: Collision Detection
- Lesson 4.4: Advanced Games
- Lesson 5.1: Sharing Code
- Lesson 6: Graduating to Visual Basic
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