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Date:      Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:18:44 -0500
From:      "b. f." <bf1783@googlemail.com>
To:        Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: freebsd for children
Message-ID:  <d873d5be0912250518i6a33cabq4f527f01c0eefba7@mail.gmail.com>

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Anton Shterenlikht wrote:
>Can somebody recommend a graphical port which could be used
>to teach kids 6-8 years programming? I know it's a very
>vague question, but what I have in mind (possibly) is
>say an interpreter linked with some graphical enviroment,
>perhaps drawing with commands, or making animations,
>or maybe music?

>Something that would make kids or that age curious,
>some programming environment that they can easily
>understand and enjoy. A programming game of sorts?


I don't know if all of these are available on FreeBSD, but you may
find this interesting:

http://www.marshallbrain.com/kids-programming.htm

Is this aimed at getting your 7-year-old to maintain your FreeBSD
systems for you? ;)


b.



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