Visual+Basic+(Coding)

//Visual Basic was the crux of my time at McKinnon.// //I had to learn the language from the start as I had a number of classes in teaching it and helping students with their ongoing questions.// //Students had a project that was given to them in pdf format that required them to work on it during the semester and work on questions in the pdf, as well as small classes and other projects in between.//

//Seeing as I was starting from the beginning and barely covered the language at all in Uni, I had to find good and helpful resources to help me start and be confident enough to help and teach the content later ( I studied this throughout my time at McKinnon, increasing in ability over time). I don't think I would have been confident at all if it hadn't been for the following links://

//Visual Basic help and community of practices// //[] - what I started on and developed my first practice// //[] - vb community of practice// //[] - Application development// //[] - A great site for basic lessons. Leads to purchasing the book.// //Monash University Library has a large number of books on Visual Basic of which I borrowed and found on// //[]//

//[|http://vceit.com/studydesign/SDsummary2011.htm#u3o1] - Mark Kelly's class on programming syntax (Not Visual Basic, but just communicating the common concept of programming)//

//This is the program link download:// //[]//

//I did two classes for year 10 and 11 on reflection and revision on Visual Basic. Students seemed to find this helpful as they forgot a lot of the applications and uses of some of the icons or were too afraid to ask.// //The class was simply my projected laptop, covering the concepts of VB and a small powerpoint. I also opened VB and programmed a small application to help them understand the variety of the concepts being taught and used in ICT classes.// //**Powerpoint**//

//**Revision:** After doing Visual Basic at McKinnon, I learnt that it is up to the teacher about what language he/she can teach. I found this to be disconcerting, as students can head into Uni and not be doing visual basic, but most likely C++ or Java. That said, it is more important for them to establish an understanding of syntax more than anything else.//

//Year 10 // //Year 11// //Home//