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Re:The Commodore 64 Spike: A Freakonomics-ish Theory of CS E... by kranzky on Thursday September 19, 2013 @12:56AM (#6409906)
So how about this: embed an RPi into a kids keyboard, and have it boot straight into a Python interpreter with libraries loaded so you can immediately start writing programs that draw stuff on screen and play sounds. Encourage tech-minded parents to run labs at their local schools that use these devices, and encourage local IT companies / universities / government to subsidise the cost of providing every student with one.
Re:The Commodore 64 Spike: A Freakonomics-ish Theory of CS E... by rogerbinns on Thursday September 19, 2013 @01:19AM (#6409987)
The OLPC was sort of an earlier version of that. I'm all for solutions that have that kind of ease of use - no hoops or hurdles from pressing the power button, through being able to do something immediate that you can show off to others.