Small Basic at the April 2014 TEALS Computer Science Student Field Trip

We were there! But we weren't alone...

There were 1,200 JH and HS kids there! Here we are at our Small Basic booth...

Li Xin (left), I, and Philip Conrod (right) led the Small Basic booth, giving demos and presenting Small Basic to all the kids (and to their teachers and the other booth commanders). Philip is the author of 8 Small Basic books (along with Lou)! Also presenting Small Basic with us (and who took the picture above) was...

Stephanie Conrod! Thank you to all our booth hosts for helping us make this happen!

Here is Philip giving a demo:

Here is Li Xin giving his spiel:

And Stephanie presenting:

I'm in the background on that one! And here I'm presenting:

Looking through the crowd of students:

And finally, here's a shot of the whole room we were in:

Thanks again for Kidware coming and helping us run the booth!

You can find 8 great curriculum-style books from Kidware Software publishing.

Books with sample chapters on TechNet Wiki:

• The Developer's Reference Guide to Small Basic (on the Kidware site)
• Beginning Microsoft Small Basic (on Kidware site) - (1st Semester)
• Basic Computer Games - Small Basic Edition (on Kidware)

Additional books on Kidware's site (All Small Basic books):

• Small Basic for Kids (3rd-5th grade)
• Programming Games with Microsoft Small Basic (2nd Semester)
• Programming Home Projects with Microsoft Small Basic (3rd Semester)
• David Ahl's Small Basic Computer Adventures
• Computer Bible Games for Microsoft Small Basic

 

Thanks to TEALS and all those who helped make this event happen! We're hoping we got some students interested in changing their lives and the lives of those around them!

- Ninja Ed

Comments

• Anonymous
  April 30, 2014
  "TEALS Computer Science Student Field Trip"

• Is that really the best title for a conference with 1,200 kids? =^)

• Anonymous
  April 30, 2014
  "We're hoping we got some students interested in changing their lives and the lives of those around them!   - Ninja Ed" This is great!

• Anonymous
  May 05, 2014
  Rick, thanks! One of the things we talked to the students about is how Small Basic is gradual. It builds a foundation for other languages. You click Graduate to graduate your game to the (also free) Visual Basic Express. Then you learn Visual Basic & VB.NET in Visual Studio Express. Then C#. Then onto C++ and other .NET technologies. With each language you learn, you're opening up doors in your career and your life!

• Anonymous
  June 30, 2014
  ok nice iget  little ble knlowledge