The KidCoder: Windows Programming curriculum is the introductory first-semester course in the KidCoder series. Kids will learn to write graphical Windows programs using the Visual Basic programming language.
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Your student does not need to know anything about computer programming prior to this course, We start from the ground up and build all necessary programming skills. Students just need some typical computer usage skills, a computer and an eagerness to learn!
Topics covered:
- Brief introduction to computer hardware, software, and programming history
- Introduction to the Microsoft Visual Basic Express Edition development environment
- Managing different types of data such as numbers and text
- Learning how to make decisions about program flow
- Obtaining and validating user input
- Working with numbers and math operations
- Working with strings (text)
- Learning how to debug (find errors in) your code
- Learning how to write loops to execute sections of code many times
- Putting it all together -- write a simple graphical game!
Package Deals! Buy the KidCoder: Year Pack containing both Windows and Game Programming titles together to receive a discount!
We have recently renamed the "KidCoder: Computer Programming" course to "KidCoder: Windows Programming". The material itself remains the same, but the new name better reflects the course contents. Prior purchasers of the "KidCoder: Computer Programming" course continue to be fully supported and do not need to re-purchase the new title!
