All around Europe, kids are learning to code understand how technology that we use everyday works. Coding provides an alternative approach to solving problems, exploring ideas and having fun. As part of CodeWeek, I presented at the International School of Amsterdam. The kids were about 12 years old. I talked about my experience making websites and how by knowing a little bit of code, how it's possible to have fun with any website. A website can be built. And it can also be destroyed! ...well not really. But the kids really liked that word. My personal findings: The kids are into Maroon 5, Will.I.Am and Lil Wayne. Boys and girls both love the word hacking. And everyone is texting at 12...I couldn't believe it! CodeWeek is an initiative was launched by Neelie Kroes' Young Advisors with the support from DG Connect at the European Commission. Sounds fancier than it really is. We're just a bunch of young people with a dream of a world where all sort of crazy ideas are given a chance to change the world. But it's not really about us. (Source: http://codeweek.eu/about/)

1. OMG
coding
is GR8!

2. I used this presentation to
introduce 12 year old
children to coding.
!
To me, James Bonds is a
superhero that solves
mysteries. And I was trying
to communicate to kids that
learning code gives a
superhero feeling.

3. I build websites

4. Hi guys!

5. It’s like playing
with Legos!
I build websites

6. but…
what’s the opposite of building?

7. destroy websites!

8. destroy websites!
and I can do that too

9. destroy websites!
and I can do that too
!
…well not really
!

10. But let’s imagine
to destroy the website
of your school

11. But let’s imagine
to destroy the website
of your school
!
That would be fun!

12. kids agree
But let’s imagine
to destroy the website
of your school
!
That would be fun!

13. ?who
am
I

14. James Bond

15. James Bond
cool superhero

17. James Bond
cool superhero
!
finds secrets
solves puzzles
saves the day

18. When I
code
I feel like

19. Mike
James Bond
cool superhero

20. ?why

21. anything
is
possible!

22. And make
some great
Friends

23. But let’s
Destory!
…just pretending

24. Your school’s website

25. remember
Lego blocks?

26. remember
Lego blocks?
If we look at webpages
from a different angle,
you’ll see how they are
similar

27. Your school’s website
in 3D

28. Your school’s website
in 3D

29. the website is
like a bunch of
Your school’s website
in 3D
blocks

30. and we
can
destroy
blocks!

31. looking at the
code of a web
page, we can
alter it. Sort of
like changing one
of the blocks

32. my hypothesis
(my guess)

33. If
Will.I.Am came to
the school, more
kids would love to
come to the
school

34. the kids agreed

35. and so let’s
imagine see what
that could look
like by changing
some code

37. and so let’s
imagine that

38. and so let’s
icmoadgein er otchkast!

39. …10 minutes

40. …10 minutes
we made Will.I.Am
part of the school

41. …10 minutes
we made Will.I.Am
part of the school
!
by modifying code

42. …10 minutes
we made Will.I.Am
part of the school
!
and the kids loved it!

43. …and so we
concluded
by saying

44. anything
is
possible!

45. Contact Anytime!
!
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