Basics of Computer Programming

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—— NOW ALSO AVAILABLE: iTunes U course — 'Basics of Computer Programming, with Raspberry Pi' (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/course/basics-computer-programming/id1080397732) —— In this collection of videos we introduce you to some of the founding principles of computer programming. Topics will includ…

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    Scratch: Activity 5 — Stopping Scratch

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2015 5:10


    Scratch is a free, online tool for creating drag-and-drop computer program scripts. "With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community.” (https://scratch.mit.edu/about/)

    Scratch: Activity 4 — Basic Error Checking

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2015 5:59


    Scratch is a free, online tool for creating drag-and-drop computer program scripts. "With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community.” (https://scratch.mit.edu/about/)

    Scratch: Activity 3 — Hello Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2015 3:36


    Scratch is a free, online tool for creating drag-and-drop computer program scripts. "With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community.” (https://scratch.mit.edu/about/)

    Scratch: Activity 2 — Hello You

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2015 5:04


    Scratch is a free, online tool for creating drag-and-drop computer program scripts. "With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community.” (https://scratch.mit.edu/about/)

    Scratch: Activity 1 — Hello World

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2015 4:15


    Scratch is a free, online tool for creating drag-and-drop computer program scripts. "With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community.” (https://scratch.mit.edu/about/)

    Signing up to Scratch

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2015 1:40


    Scratch is a free, online tool for creating drag-and-drop computer program scripts. "With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community.” (https://scratch.mit.edu/about/)

    Setting Up a Raspberry Pi

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2015 8:31


    Demonstration of the the two initial models Raspberry Pi (A and B), the different connectors, adding memory and power, and switching on your Raspberry Pi.

    Flowcharting 2: using variables

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2015 5:20


    Before you watch this, we recommend you watch the first tutorial: ‘Flowcharting 1: decisions, processing and looping’. In this second tutorial, we will extend the basic ideas of flowcharting to incorporate the use of variables, and carry out a ‘dry run’ of our application.

    Flowcharting 1: decisions, processing and looping

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2015 3:13


    In this tutorial we will introduce you to the basic ideas of flowcharting. To get you used to the idea, take a look at the video showing a simple scenario of a monkey in the jungle who gets hungry. Now watch the next tutorial: ‘Flowcharting 2: using variables’.

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