[IAEP] Fwd: [Edu-sig] "Computer Science For Kids" Book Announcement

[Bert Freudenberg]

On 19.03.2010, at 13:19, Walter Bender <walter.bender at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 19, 2010 at 5:36 AM, Bert Freudenberg <bert at freudenbergs.de 
> > wrote:
>> Looks nice :)
>
> Pretty good.  A few places it could be improved. For example, in his
> compression example, Page 28, he gets confused about bits and bytes.
> And his page on Open Source is a bit off the mark IMHO. Still, it may
> appeal to some. I'd be curious to get some teacher reactions.
>
> -walter

Given that he posted to edu-sig he might be open to suggestions ...

- Bert -
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>> From: Andre Lessa <andre at lessaworld.com>
>>> Date: 19. März 2010 05:28:54 MEZ
>>> To: edu-sig at python.org
>>> Subject: [Edu-sig] "Computer Science For Kids" Book Announcement
>>>
>>> Hey Python Community,
>>>
>>> I just self published this brand new book and I'm making its PDF
>>> available for (free) download on my web site.
>>>
>>> My goal is to explain some very basic fundamentals of computer  
>>> science
>>> to kids who are starting to learn about computers at school and/or  
>>> at
>>> home. For the tiny hints of programming, I referenced Python. If you
>>> (or a kid you know) ends up having access to this book, please send
>>> your feedback (suggestions/corrections) directly to me so I can  
>>> start
>>> thinking about the next edition and how I can make it even cooler  
>>> for
>>> kids.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Andre Lessa
>>>
>>> You can download the entire book here (no registration required).
>>> "Computer Science For Kids"
>>> http://www.LessaWorld.com/kids/
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