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Do you have any tips or resources for teaching children? I have a 12 year old in the family who I would like to get started. I can teach him html/css but anything beyond that we would be learning together.

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I ususally use lynda.com resources. I also have problems with teaching something beyond html/css, but usually with enough repetitions and assignments students finally "get it". Brightest students of mine are the ones who really interested in programming. So, in order to make it interesting, I tell them about what sites like Google and Facebook are programmed like, how their best video games work, how they can make a "simple" version of their facebook like social site. They seem to get motivated by those talks of mine :)

sure there is a movement of sites teaching these skills in fun, interactive and engaging ways like

http://codecademy.com http://teamtreehouse.com

and our soon to be released start-up http://codepupil.com

I am sure there are other sites too others here will suggest.

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