A World of Programming

by Heather Lyons, Elizabeth Tweedale, Alex Westgate (Illustrator)

Overview

How do you connect with the digital world? Your computer is the machine that gets you there. Discover what digital content is and how it's made, stored, and used. Then use the link in this book to put your new digital knowledge to use through fun activities online! Self-directed projects and activities help kids learn the basics of coding.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781512422016
Publisher:	Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date:	08/01/2016
Series:	Kids Get Coding
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	24
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	8 - 9 Years

About the Author

Heather Lyons is a co-founder of blue{shift} coding, a company specializing in teaching coding to young programmers. You can read more about blue{shift} at blueshiftcoding.com.
Elizabeth Tweedale is a co-founder of blue{shift} coding, a company specializing in teaching coding to young programmers. You can read more about blue{shift} at blueshiftcoding.com.
Alex Westgate is an illustrator, designer, and artist working and living in Toronto, ON. He has worked with the BBC, Royal Canadian Mint, Reader's Digest, Western Union, AT&T, the Washington Post, and Hachette.

Table of Contents

Getting Started 3

What Can a Computer Do? 4

Inputs and Outputs 6

All Kinds of Content 8

Storing and Naming 10

Bits and Bytes 12

Searching and Sorting 14

Pixel Perfect 16

In the Movies … 18

Sound It Out 20

Extension Activities 22

Words to Remember 22

Activity Answers 23

Index 24