Transition from Scratch to Python with FutureLearn @Raspberry_Pi #PiDay #RaspberryPi

New course coming soon from The Raspberry Pi Foundation.

Scratch to Python: Moving from Block- to Text-based Programming

Take the plunge into text-based programming

The idea for this course arose from our conversations with educators who had set up a Code Club in their schools. Most people start a club by teaching Scratch, a block-based programming language, because it allows learners to drag and drop blocks of pre-written code into a window to create a program. The blocks automatically snap together, making it easy to build fun and educational projects that don’t require much troubleshooting. You can do almost anything a beginner could wish for with Scratch, even physical computing to control LEDs, buzzers, buttons, motors, and more!

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