Hackety Hacking the Computer Science Classroom

Summer of Content 2007 +/-

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The deadline for editing this proposal or adding yourself to the list is 11:59pm EST (GMT-5) on August 6, 2007.

Project description

As this Laptop is aimed at children, it needs to have learning tools and just not have them rather make the having them so as to make the learning process easy for the beginner and at the same time a source for information for developers.

Hackety Hack is an exciting new project for learning to write code and think like a programmer.It is geared primarily toward self-learning situations.

The project will consist of the following parts:-

1. Make modules for different languages to be taught in Computer Science Classroom.

2. Step by Step Tutorials for each of the module.

3. Self-Assessment tests after each step so as to give the learner feedback of their progress.

4. A nice and easy to use interface most essential for amateurs in the programming world.

Tutorial Support and Websites

The project will include lots of learning material under the GPL license to have no limits on the learning process, and tests created by experts. We also aim at providing forum support so that individuals problem can be dealt with directly by experts of the appropriate field. The forum can become a ground for healthy discussions to take place and links to websites dealing specially on a language can also be given here.

Interested interns

Ankur Verma

• Ankur Verma

Being really fascinated with Hackety Hack v1.0 I learned Ruby and found this as a prodigious tool for beginners to write code easily. I will love to contribute to this project. One of my previous projects aimed towards developing a complete solution for problems faced by students in school using GSM technology. Besides this I have worked on several other projects[link] and gained a lot of experience in developing innovative solutions.

Anubhav Agarwal

• Anubhav Agarwal

Background I am Anubhav Agarwal pursuing B.E in IT from NSIT,India.I have a nice hand on experience on C, Java SQL and Python. In course of learning these varied languages I have understood the problems a newbie faces while acquainting himself with similar languages. This project is hence close to my heart.I have learnt Ruby in past few days and find it an interesting lang. as it really arms a newbie with powerful developmental tools with such an ease that no other lang. ever can. Contact me on anubhavit@gmail.com

Vijay Majumdar

• Vijay Majumdar

I like learning different computer languages. And thus I know how to make it easy for newcomers to learn new languages.

Technical Experience I have working experience in PYTHON, C, C++ & JAVA.

Interested mentors

Mentor name

• Kevin Driscoll, Developing Curriculum, Inc.

Other interested parties

Name

Contact information, what your interest is