[PD] Teaching Pd to Children

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

This sounds like a very cool project, please do keep us posted on  
it.  I'd love to hear more about it.

.hc

On Jun 15, 2008, at 11:29 PM, Kyle Klipowicz wrote:

> Thanks so much for your comments everybody! I am still mulling over  
> it, but I like the idea of using something like Squeak as well. I  
> remember using a DSP software last year that was very children- 
> oriented, but cannot for the life of me remember the name of the  
> software or where to get it!
>
> As for Pd, I will be scouring for more resources. I'm thinking that  
> "fun" is more important than math. After all, this IS summer school.
>
> As for what K-8 summer school is: K-8 is an age range from 5 years  
> old (K, Kindergarden) to 13 years old (8, 8th grade). Summer school  
> is an extra time for kids to catch up on learning when everyone  
> else is on break in the US.
>
> Also, thanks Andy for providing such a wonderful resource! It's  
> grown quite a bit since I first laid eyes on it.
>
> ~Kyle
>
> On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 4:27 PM, Peter Plessas <plessas at mur.at> wrote:
> Kyle Klipowicz wrote:
> Hello Listers~
>
> I'm teaching a 1 month Summer school session for K-8 grade students  
> and
> would like to include Pd for a mathematics learning tool. I am  
> wondering if
> anyone else has done something similar, or has any links to DSP/ 
> math related
> materials that would be suitable for this age group. Also, if  
> anyone is
> sharing their lesson plans for Pd beginners, I would love to see  
> something
> that I might be able to adapt for my students.
>
> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, as kids often hate Summer  
> school and
> I want to make this a fun activity for them.
>
> Make sure to tackle number ranges (mapping), like: Moving one  
> slider up will make another one go down, but only half as far, etc...
>
>
> ~Kyle
>
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