Thoughts on Google's CS First?

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Mark Maglana

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May 12, 2015

Has anyone had experience with Google's CS First at http://www.cs-first.com? I ask because while I've skimmed the videos and resources, I haven't really had the chance to use it with my kids. We're exclusively using the ScratchED curriculum guide + workbook. My point of view is that CS First seems like a great idea if you want to get non-technical parents to help mentor in the club but may be too restrictive/scripted for very small groups that only need one mentor and that mentor is technical enough. What do others think?

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Jason Rukman

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June 24, 2015

I felt like it's great for teachers that don't have any CS background - it's pretty much all directed and taught through video. I think for teachers that want to have a bit more input into the types of projects that the students will work on it might be too restrictive.