Comments on: Computer Science Has a Marketing Problem http://www.scratchguide.com/computer-science-has-a-marketing-problem/ A Scratch Tutorial by Michael Badger Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:42:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Where have all the Geeks Gone? | Scratch Beginner's Guide http://www.scratchguide.com/computer-science-has-a-marketing-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Where have all the Geeks Gone? | Scratch Beginner's Guide Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:39:20 +0000 http://www.scratchguide.com/?p=150#comment-47 [...] often hear people opine about how today’s youth are wired at birth, but are they fluent? According to the Computer Research Association, enrollment in U.S. based computer science degrees [...] [...] often hear people opine about how today’s youth are wired at birth, but are they fluent? According to the Computer Research Association, enrollment in U.S. based computer science degrees [...]

]]> By: Peter http://www.scratchguide.com/computer-science-has-a-marketing-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Peter Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:13:54 +0000 http://www.scratchguide.com/?p=150#comment-20 Well I studied marketing and I am teaching IT, but I would not use the word programming. I just use "make your own programme" and that works fine. The word programming has a bad name because it means code writing to many people. By the way it has an interesting side effect. Students learn that programming a real big game is hard work. So some say: It is not fairr to copy software. Somebody put a lot of work in this. " Well I studied marketing and I am teaching IT, but I would not use the word programming. I just use “make your own programme” and that works fine. The word programming has a bad name because it means code writing to many people. By the way it has an interesting side effect. Students learn that programming a real big game is hard work. So some say: It is not fairr to copy software. Somebody put a lot of work in this. “

]]> By: Michael Badger http://www.scratchguide.com/computer-science-has-a-marketing-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Michael Badger Thu, 24 Dec 2009 19:14:24 +0000 http://www.scratchguide.com/?p=150#comment-7 As I talk about Scratch, I find myself asking this question often. I know if I use use the phrase "computer programming," a significant number of the people who I want to reach will tune out. It's audience dependent, of course. When I'm speaking with a Linux audience, I don't need to sell them on the virtues of programming. I just need to sell them on the virtues of Scratch. @phil I like the playground analogy. As I talk about Scratch, I find myself asking this question often. I know if I use use the phrase “computer programming,” a significant number of the people who I want to reach will tune out. It’s audience dependent, of course. When I’m speaking with a Linux audience, I don’t need to sell them on the virtues of programming. I just need to sell them on the virtues of Scratch.

@phil I like the playground analogy.

]]> By: phil shapiro http://www.scratchguide.com/computer-science-has-a-marketing-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-6 phil shapiro Thu, 24 Dec 2009 04:17:45 +0000 http://www.scratchguide.com/?p=150#comment-6 Scratch is a creativity playground harnessing many different kinds of creative skills for making animations and interactive computer games. It is, first and foremost, a playground -- a playful place for exploration and discovery. Scratch is a creativity playground harnessing many different kinds of creative skills for making animations and interactive computer games. It is, first and foremost, a playground — a playful place for exploration and discovery.

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