[Tutor] Any 'graphical' ways of learning Python

[Sarfraaz Ahmed]

Hello Matthew,

Although, its not for Graphics, I have noticed that
http://www.pythontutor.com is a good place that can come in handy for
students who are new to programming.

It gives a graphical view of how memory is allocated for variables and how
functions are invoked in a program.

I have seen students strengthen their fundamental programming concepts
through the visual representation of code flow on this website.

You could try this as well.

On Wed, Dec 5, 2018 at 1:54 PM Matthew Polack <
matthew.polack at htlc.vic.edu.au> wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> We're using Python with our Year 9 and 10 students to teach programming.
> I've started with basic console programming...doing simple games like a
> quiz game etc.
>
> Students always seem to like 'graphics'..one of the reasons things like
> 'Scratch' are so popular in schools is because of  the ready made GUI.
>
> My concern with things like 'Scratch' and 'Game Engines' is that perhaps
> kids can miss out on  learning core fundamentals...but can appreciate some
> visuals can be very motivating...
>
> Can anyone recommend any ways of integrating 'graphics' but in a simpler
> way.
>
> I've had some experience with TKinter...(which is still quite a jump for
> beginners)....also can see that 'Pygame' might offer some of this...
>
> also have seen some tutorials on Udemy that encourages using the 'Turtle'.
>
> Does anything else come to find for helping kids stay engaged when they
> start to get tired of just text based console programming?
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
>
>
> Matthew Polack | Teacher
>
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        Thanks
               -- Sarfraaz Ahmed