Episode 13: Block-based Python with Josh Lowe




Teaching Python show

Summary: <p>In this episode, Kelly and Sean talk to Joshua Lowe, a Python entrepreneur who invented <a href="https://www.edublocks.org" rel="nofollow">Edublocks</a> to help bridge the gap from <a href="https://scratch.mit.edu" rel="nofollow">Scratch</a> to Edublocks and then into Python 3. Joshua started learning Python in 2013 and wanted to find a way to make it easier for others to understand.</p><p>Special Guest: Josh Lowe.</p><p>Links:</p><ul> <li> <a title="Patreon for EduBlocks" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.patreon.com/edublocks">Patreon for EduBlocks</a> — Joshua Lowe is creating EduBlocks, the drag and drop coding tool for Python.</li> <li><a title="AllAboutCode/EduBlocks: Drag and drop coding tool for creating Python programs" rel="nofollow" href="https://github.com/AllAboutCode/EduBlocks">AllAboutCode/EduBlocks: Drag and drop coding tool for creating Python programs</a></li> <li><a title="Build a micro:bit EduBlocks extension |" rel="nofollow" href="http://allaboutcode.co.uk/blog/2018/08/09/build-a-microbit-edublocks-extension/">Build a micro:bit EduBlocks extension |</a></li> <li> <a title="Blog - micro:mag" rel="nofollow" href="https://micromag.cc/blog/">Blog - micro:mag</a> — Support the Micromag, where Josh is an editor.</li> <li><a title="The EduBlocks Project" rel="nofollow" href="https://edublocks.org/">The EduBlocks Project</a></li> <li><a title="Python Education Summit @ PyCon | PyCon 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio" rel="nofollow" href="https://us.pycon.org/2019/events/edusummit/">Python Education Summit @ PyCon | PyCon 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio</a></li> <li> <a title="Artificial Intelligence | ISTE" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.iste.org/learn/iste-u/artificial-intelligence">Artificial Intelligence | ISTE</a> — In Artificial Intelligence Explorations and Their Practical Use in Schools, you’ll learn to identify the various types of AI, hear about AI technologies on the horizon and build some of your own tools to make AI concrete and accessible for you and your students.</li> </ul>