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From: glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu>
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Subject: Re: Teaching kids to program (in Java)
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:28:19 +0000 (UTC)
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Mark <i@dontgetlotsofspamanymore.invalid> wrote:

> Does anyone know any good resources to teach Java programming to kids.
> I know the theory but I don't know how to make it interesting for
> children.  When they realize they won't be writing the next FPS game
> within the first half hour they often lose motivation ;-)

I don't know if it helps or not, but you might look at:

http://webster.cs.washington.edu:8080/practiceit/

-- glen