This woman, being full of initiative, was a pioneer in the sphere of storing photos on the net. A long time ago, however difficult it might be to imagine, the only way to share a photo with somebody was to send it by email. It was very inconvenient, let alone the problem of storing photos […]
This ambitious woman not only did a lot for programming and computers. She was also able to get a senior position and inspire others to succeed in technological sphere. Thanks to her Steve Jobs returned to Apple to make his best discoveries and give us smartphones and laptops used everywhere in the world. In the […]
When a child, she was keen on mathematics. She easily entered Stanford University and later got a degree in AI, which was only starting to develop at that time. After graduating successfully from university, she began to work for Google. At that time Google was just a very promising start-up. Marissa was its 21st employee and […]
She was born in England in 1924. At a very young age Mary was very interested in mathematics. Math was her favourite subject at school. When she grew up, she entered Birmingham University to devote herself to science. She was very smart and got a job in a company which developed commercial computers. Together with […]
It is one of the least typical personalities in history. She was a Hollywood actress born in Australia. Besides playing in films, she studied everything in the world. In the 40s, Lamarr, together with her friend, patented an invention which gives an opportunity to control torpedoes at a distance. She came up with an idea […]
Kids can learn fast forming their idea of what they see and making their own conclusions. Programming develops: Computational thinking which helps to solve complex problems. If a kid learns to divide a task into smaller parts, find common elements among them, he will be able to solve any problem in any sphere. Creative thinking. […]
It is impossible to speak about programming without this woman. But for her, we wouldn’t have computers and programs, nothing! She was passionate about mathematics just like her mother. She was born in 1815 when a woman scientist was a very rare phenomenon and in her childhood she had the best teachers in math. When […]
A desire to have a good reputation among friends is a very good stimulus for children especially when they become teenagers. No less important is a competitive element. Two of these factors are combined at programming classes as kids learn in teams, do tasks together and compete to find out who does these tasks better. […]
Parents often don’t know what programming language to choose as there are many. The answer is it should be a language which kids will find easy. One of them is Python. Today it is called the best first programming language. It is true for adults who start programming as well as for kids. This language […]
You can develop motivation in different ways: Draw attention to where and how programs are used: in phones they help to send messages, in washing machines they control washing, in cars they control speed, etc. In this way kids will understand what opportunities programming opens. Offer them to attend a programming course. By observing other […]
