Changes to edu-sig web page...
I spent much of the National Day of Civic Hacking working on our web page: https://www.python.org/community/sigs/current/edu-sig The main task was fixing broken links. I believe I got them all, but please let me know if I missed any. I added two links that Philip Guo sent me, and I also added a link to Pynguin. I had to remove content that could no longer be found. Jeff Elkner
Looks good but I'd say this advice is really too strict a criterion: "Use Python 3, and more specifically version 3.4, if you only plan to teach Python as an introductory language (say in a CS-1 course), making use *only* of modules included in the standard distribution. " In fact, Python 3 works with many 3rd party modules. Check this out. My bias would be to say use Python 3 if at all possible, most 3rd party stuff rocks, but if you're stuck using dino 3rd party stuff, oh well, can't win 'em all. But that's not diplomatic and I wouldn't actually say it that way on the web page. Kirby On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Jeff Elkner <jeff@elkner.net> wrote:
I spent much of the National Day of Civic Hacking working on our web page:
https://www.python.org/community/sigs/current/edu-sig
The main task was fixing broken links. I believe I got them all, but please let me know if I missed any. I added two links that Philip Guo sent me, and I also added a link to Pynguin.
I had to remove content that could no longer be found.
Jeff Elkner _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 3:53 PM, kirby urner <kirby.urner@gmail.com> wrote:
Looks good but I'd say this advice is really too strict a criterion:
"Use Python 3, and more specifically version 3.4, if you only plan to teach Python as an introductory language (say in a CS-1 course), making use *only* of modules included in the standard distribution. "
In fact, Python 3 works with many 3rd party modules. Check this out.
Check what out you ask? I forgot my URL here: http://python3wos.appspot.com/ Kirby
Good work Jeff! RUR-PLE's new home is http://code.google.com/p/rur-ple (it moved from sourceforge a few years ago). I would suggest the addition of this sentence: A new web-based version, Reeborg's World (http://reeborg.ca), has more tutorials than those available with the desktop version. André On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 7:31 PM, Jeff Elkner <jeff@elkner.net> wrote:
I spent much of the National Day of Civic Hacking working on our web page:
https://www.python.org/community/sigs/current/edu-sig
The main task was fixing broken links. I believe I got them all, but please let me know if I missed any. I added two links that Philip Guo sent me, and I also added a link to Pynguin.
I had to remove content that could no longer be found.
Jeff Elkner _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
OK, I've made Andre's specific changes, and tried to capture the spirit of Kirby's feedback in the Python 3 vs. 2 section. On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 7:21 PM, Andre Roberge <andre.roberge@gmail.com> wrote:
Good work Jeff!
RUR-PLE's new home is http://code.google.com/p/rur-ple (it moved from sourceforge a few years ago). I would suggest the addition of this sentence:
A new web-based version, Reeborg's World (http://reeborg.ca), has more tutorials than those available with the desktop version.
André
On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 7:31 PM, Jeff Elkner <jeff@elkner.net> wrote:
I spent much of the National Day of Civic Hacking working on our web page:
https://www.python.org/community/sigs/current/edu-sig
The main task was fixing broken links. I believe I got them all, but please let me know if I missed any. I added two links that Philip Guo sent me, and I also added a link to Pynguin.
I had to remove content that could no longer be found.
Jeff Elkner
_______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
Looking good! On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 7:14 AM, Jeff Elkner <jeff@elkner.net> wrote:
OK, I've made Andre's specific changes, and tried to capture the spirit of Kirby's feedback in the Python 3 vs. 2 section.
Good work Jeff!
RUR-PLE's new home is http://code.google.com/p/rur-ple (it moved from sourceforge a few years ago). I would suggest the addition of this sentence:
A new web-based version, Reeborg's World (http://reeborg.ca), has more tutorials than those available with the desktop version.
André
On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 7:31 PM, Jeff Elkner <jeff@elkner.net> wrote:
I spent much of the National Day of Civic Hacking working on our web
On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 7:21 PM, Andre Roberge <andre.roberge@gmail.com> wrote: page:
https://www.python.org/community/sigs/current/edu-sig
The main task was fixing broken links. I believe I got them all, but please let me know if I missed any. I added two links that Philip Guo sent me, and I also added a link to Pynguin.
I had to remove content that could no longer be found.
Jeff Elkner
_______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
_______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
Maybe more links to online courses (with interactive tasks)? https://www.udacity.com/courses (has at least 5 I think - hint: searchbox) http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/python http://cscircles.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/ https://www.coursera.org/courses?search=python Just interactive Tasks http://www.pyschools.com -> Practices http://www.learnpython.org/ Some Python 4 Web (as web is a big thing) educational use-cases would be nice http://killer-web-development.com/ On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 10:31 PM, Jeff Elkner <jeff@elkner.net> wrote:
I spent much of the National Day of Civic Hacking working on our web page:
https://www.python.org/community/sigs/current/edu-sig
The main task was fixing broken links. I believe I got them all, but please let me know if I missed any. I added two links that Philip Guo sent me, and I also added a link to Pynguin.
I had to remove content that could no longer be found.
Jeff Elkner _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
-- Jurgis Pralgauskis tel: 8-616 77613; Don't worry, be happy and make things better ;) http://galvosukykla.lt
Let's use the wiki page (https://wiki.python.org/moin/) for this, Jurgis, so that the work of keeping it current can be distributed. Interested members of our community should create accounts for themselves on the wiki, and then we can maintain current information together. I'll put something on the main edu-sig page regarding the wiki and its use. Jeff On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 9:39 AM, Jurgis Pralgauskis <jurgis.pralgauskis@gmail.com> wrote:
Maybe more links to online courses (with interactive tasks)? https://www.udacity.com/courses (has at least 5 I think - hint: searchbox) http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/python http://cscircles.cemc.uwaterloo.ca/ https://www.coursera.org/courses?search=python
Just interactive Tasks http://www.pyschools.com -> Practices http://www.learnpython.org/
Some Python 4 Web (as web is a big thing) educational use-cases would be nice http://killer-web-development.com/
On Sat, May 31, 2014 at 10:31 PM, Jeff Elkner <jeff@elkner.net> wrote:
I spent much of the National Day of Civic Hacking working on our web page:
https://www.python.org/community/sigs/current/edu-sig
The main task was fixing broken links. I believe I got them all, but please let me know if I missed any. I added two links that Philip Guo sent me, and I also added a link to Pynguin.
I had to remove content that could no longer be found.
Jeff Elkner
_______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list Edu-sig@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
-- Jurgis Pralgauskis tel: 8-616 77613; Don't worry, be happy and make things better ;) http://galvosukykla.lt
On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 6:46 AM, Jeff Elkner <jeff@elkner.net> wrote: Let's use the wiki page (https://wiki.python.org/moin/
) for this, Jurgis, so that the work of keeping it current can be distributed.
Interested members of our community should create accounts for themselves on the wiki, and then we can maintain current information together.
I'll put something on the main edu-sig page regarding the wiki and its use.
Jeff
Getting the wiki back in order would make sense. You'll remember it was hacked awhile ago and a lot of people who had passwords no longer do. Our Portland User Group has been futzing around trying to find someone to help update its Wiki info but so far we've been stymied I think. So if edu-sig is able to demonstrate mastery of the wiki (moin) that'd be a morale booster I think. Probably we don't want to use the home page to list for-money Python courses as there are just so many of those. If some free spirit wants to keep track of them all, a single like to the for-money listings page might do the job. My O'Reilly School would be one of those offering Python training for a fee, although our lesson text is free on-line I should add (but not for copying i.e. it's not Creative Commons). We protect the projects and quizzes for obvious reasons, though StackOverFlow is currently violating our copyright (not their fault, some student with no ethics betrayed our trust). We hope to hear from them soon. Kirby
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