[New post] An online Java course for kids, taught via Minecraft

sskarthik posted: "At the beginning of the summer my son Ronan, age 12, and I built him his first high-powered gaming PC. Me being a dad and all, I did so happily, but with one proviso -- he'd have to dedicate time every day to learning a programming language. He was slight" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info An online Java course for kids, taught via Minecraft by sskarthik At the beginning of the summer my son Ronan, age 12, and I built him his first high-powered gaming PC. Me being a dad and all, I did so happily, but with one proviso -- he'd have to dedicate time every day to learning a programming language. He was slightly sceptical of this, having taken a few less-than-interesting intro to programming classes in the past. Prepared for this, I recommended that we enroll him in Youth Digital's comprehensive Java course called Minecraft Server Desgin 1. This got his full attention, as he had dreams of creating his own custom servers and gameplay modes to host Minecraft sessions with his friends. We signed him up and dove in. Our immediate impression was that site and course are smartly designed and easy to navigate. All material is introduced through... Read more... sskarthik | September 29, 2015 at 5:26 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3mwL Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/09/29/an-online-java-course-for-kids-taught-via-minecraft/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com