April 25, 2013 at 10:01 am
Brandie Tarvin (4/25/2013)
Guys,The flowchart thing worked wonderfully. The kids had a blast.
The first thing I said was "How many of you play video games?" The answer, of course, was all of them. And then I said, "You know all those trophies, coins, and treasures you get during the game? A database stores this information. My job is to track how many the game has available and what you have in your inventory."
I had them eating out of my hand at that point.
I showed them how the flow chart process works by "programming" a burger. Then I gave them individual sheets and asked them what they wanted to program. We programmed pizza and an ice cream sundae. The girl in the group loved it so much that she wanted to do another one, so we programmed her gymnastics class starting at home and all the things she had to do to get to class, do during class, and getting home. She even let me show her how to use the decision diamond.
All I used was a flip chart (needed big pages for the drawing) and multiple colored markers. I did copy the 5 most common symbols into a word doc and print out copies so the kids had something to refer to. The girl even took her symbol sheet home with her.
She had such an energy to her when she went to work on that chart. I think we have a programmer in the making now.
There is this vendor I am dealing with right now. Would you mind doing this preso for them?
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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April 25, 2013 at 10:58 am
Stefan Krzywicki (4/25/2013)
Brandie Tarvin (4/25/2013)
Guys,The flowchart thing worked wonderfully. The kids had a blast.
The first thing I said was "How many of you play video games?" The answer, of course, was all of them. And then I said, "You know all those trophies, coins, and treasures you get during the game? A database stores this information. My job is to track how many the game has available and what you have in your inventory."
I had them eating out of my hand at that point.
I showed them how the flow chart process works by "programming" a burger. Then I gave them individual sheets and asked them what they wanted to program. We programmed pizza and an ice cream sundae. The girl in the group loved it so much that she wanted to do another one, so we programmed her gymnastics class starting at home and all the things she had to do to get to class, do during class, and getting home. She even let me show her how to use the decision diamond.
All I used was a flip chart (needed big pages for the drawing) and multiple colored markers. I did copy the 5 most common symbols into a word doc and print out copies so the kids had something to refer to. The girl even took her symbol sheet home with her.
She had such an energy to her when she went to work on that chart. I think we have a programmer in the making now.
I told my wife how well it went. She wants to know if you'll write it up as a blog post so she can link to it for her library. She's a YA librarian and would love to share this with her kids.
I am planning to do just that, actually. I'll let you know when it's posted.
April 25, 2013 at 10:59 am
SQLRNNR (4/25/2013)
Brandie Tarvin (4/25/2013)
Guys,The flowchart thing worked wonderfully. The kids had a blast.
The first thing I said was "How many of you play video games?" The answer, of course, was all of them. And then I said, "You know all those trophies, coins, and treasures you get during the game? A database stores this information. My job is to track how many the game has available and what you have in your inventory."
I had them eating out of my hand at that point.
I showed them how the flow chart process works by "programming" a burger. Then I gave them individual sheets and asked them what they wanted to program. We programmed pizza and an ice cream sundae. The girl in the group loved it so much that she wanted to do another one, so we programmed her gymnastics class starting at home and all the things she had to do to get to class, do during class, and getting home. She even let me show her how to use the decision diamond.
All I used was a flip chart (needed big pages for the drawing) and multiple colored markers. I did copy the 5 most common symbols into a word doc and print out copies so the kids had something to refer to. The girl even took her symbol sheet home with her.
She had such an energy to her when she went to work on that chart. I think we have a programmer in the making now.
There is this vendor I am dealing with right now. Would you mind doing this preso for them?
Sure, but I hope they can pay my fee. I work for 2 bananas an hour with a 4 banana, 2 donut minumum.
April 25, 2013 at 11:04 am
Brandie Tarvin (4/25/2013)
Stefan Krzywicki (4/25/2013)
Brandie Tarvin (4/25/2013)
Guys,The flowchart thing worked wonderfully. The kids had a blast.
The first thing I said was "How many of you play video games?" The answer, of course, was all of them. And then I said, "You know all those trophies, coins, and treasures you get during the game? A database stores this information. My job is to track how many the game has available and what you have in your inventory."
I had them eating out of my hand at that point.
I showed them how the flow chart process works by "programming" a burger. Then I gave them individual sheets and asked them what they wanted to program. We programmed pizza and an ice cream sundae. The girl in the group loved it so much that she wanted to do another one, so we programmed her gymnastics class starting at home and all the things she had to do to get to class, do during class, and getting home. She even let me show her how to use the decision diamond.
All I used was a flip chart (needed big pages for the drawing) and multiple colored markers. I did copy the 5 most common symbols into a word doc and print out copies so the kids had something to refer to. The girl even took her symbol sheet home with her.
She had such an energy to her when she went to work on that chart. I think we have a programmer in the making now.
I told my wife how well it went. She wants to know if you'll write it up as a blog post so she can link to it for her library. She's a YA librarian and would love to share this with her kids.
I am planning to do just that, actually. I'll let you know when it's posted.
Fantastic, thanks! I'm looking forward to it. She's also talking about me running a similar event for the kids at her library.
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April 25, 2013 at 11:13 am
Brandie Tarvin (4/25/2013)
SQLRNNR (4/25/2013)
Brandie Tarvin (4/25/2013)
Guys,The flowchart thing worked wonderfully. The kids had a blast.
The first thing I said was "How many of you play video games?" The answer, of course, was all of them. And then I said, "You know all those trophies, coins, and treasures you get during the game? A database stores this information. My job is to track how many the game has available and what you have in your inventory."
I had them eating out of my hand at that point.
I showed them how the flow chart process works by "programming" a burger. Then I gave them individual sheets and asked them what they wanted to program. We programmed pizza and an ice cream sundae. The girl in the group loved it so much that she wanted to do another one, so we programmed her gymnastics class starting at home and all the things she had to do to get to class, do during class, and getting home. She even let me show her how to use the decision diamond.
All I used was a flip chart (needed big pages for the drawing) and multiple colored markers. I did copy the 5 most common symbols into a word doc and print out copies so the kids had something to refer to. The girl even took her symbol sheet home with her.
She had such an energy to her when she went to work on that chart. I think we have a programmer in the making now.
There is this vendor I am dealing with right now. Would you mind doing this preso for them?
Sure, but I hope they can pay my fee. I work for 2 bananas an hour with a 4 banana, 2 donut minumum.
LOL
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events
April 25, 2013 at 11:23 am
SQLRNNR (4/25/2013)
Brandie Tarvin (4/25/2013)
Guys,The flowchart thing worked wonderfully. The kids had a blast.
The first thing I said was "How many of you play video games?" The answer, of course, was all of them. And then I said, "You know all those trophies, coins, and treasures you get during the game? A database stores this information. My job is to track how many the game has available and what you have in your inventory."
I had them eating out of my hand at that point.
I showed them how the flow chart process works by "programming" a burger. Then I gave them individual sheets and asked them what they wanted to program. We programmed pizza and an ice cream sundae. The girl in the group loved it so much that she wanted to do another one, so we programmed her gymnastics class starting at home and all the things she had to do to get to class, do during class, and getting home. She even let me show her how to use the decision diamond.
All I used was a flip chart (needed big pages for the drawing) and multiple colored markers. I did copy the 5 most common symbols into a word doc and print out copies so the kids had something to refer to. The girl even took her symbol sheet home with her.
She had such an energy to her when she went to work on that chart. I think we have a programmer in the making now.
There is this vendor I am dealing with right now. Would you mind doing this preso for them?
Don't'cha think that the flip charts would be too advanced for them?
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
April 25, 2013 at 11:28 am
WayneS (4/25/2013)
SQLRNNR (4/25/2013)
Brandie Tarvin (4/25/2013)
Guys,The flowchart thing worked wonderfully. The kids had a blast.
The first thing I said was "How many of you play video games?" The answer, of course, was all of them. And then I said, "You know all those trophies, coins, and treasures you get during the game? A database stores this information. My job is to track how many the game has available and what you have in your inventory."
I had them eating out of my hand at that point.
I showed them how the flow chart process works by "programming" a burger. Then I gave them individual sheets and asked them what they wanted to program. We programmed pizza and an ice cream sundae. The girl in the group loved it so much that she wanted to do another one, so we programmed her gymnastics class starting at home and all the things she had to do to get to class, do during class, and getting home. She even let me show her how to use the decision diamond.
All I used was a flip chart (needed big pages for the drawing) and multiple colored markers. I did copy the 5 most common symbols into a word doc and print out copies so the kids had something to refer to. The girl even took her symbol sheet home with her.
She had such an energy to her when she went to work on that chart. I think we have a programmer in the making now.
There is this vendor I am dealing with right now. Would you mind doing this preso for them?
Don't'cha think that the flip charts would be too advanced for them?
Yes
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events
April 25, 2013 at 12:19 pm
Really? http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/FindPost1446662.aspx
I get called out for not answering, I get called out for answering. What the...??
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
April 25, 2013 at 12:33 pm
GilaMonster (4/25/2013)
Really? http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/FindPost1446662.aspxI get called out for not answering, I get called out for answering. What the...??
Me thinks the wrong person was told to take a chill pill. I certainly didn't see anything wrong with your responses.
April 25, 2013 at 12:40 pm
No, it was aimed at me. The "previous comment" was when he called me a pedant for asking for more information. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1446457-392-1.aspx
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
April 25, 2013 at 12:47 pm
GilaMonster (4/25/2013)
Really? http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/FindPost1446662.aspxI get called out for not answering, I get called out for answering. What the...??
That was certainly an interesting read. Not sure where the "chill pill" comment comes from.
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April 25, 2013 at 12:51 pm
GilaMonster (4/25/2013)
No, it was aimed at me. The "previous comment" was when he called me a pedant for asking for more information. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1446457-392-1.aspx
No, I agree that he was telling you to take a chill pill, I was saying that I think that the wrong person was being told to take a chill pill (meaning he should be the one, not you).
April 25, 2013 at 1:20 pm
Lynn Pettis (4/25/2013)
GilaMonster (4/25/2013)
No, it was aimed at me. The "previous comment" was when he called me a pedant for asking for more information. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1446457-392-1.aspxNo, I agree that he was telling you to take a chill pill, I was saying that I think that the wrong person was being told to take a chill pill (meaning he should be the one, not you).
Ah, gotcha.
Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability
April 25, 2013 at 2:13 pm
GilaMonster (4/25/2013)
Really? http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/FindPost1446662.aspxI get called out for not answering, I get called out for answering. What the...??
At least he came back and apologized
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
SQL RNNR
Posting Performance Based Questions - Gail Shaw[/url]
Learn Extended Events
April 25, 2013 at 2:26 pm
SQLRNNR (4/25/2013)
GilaMonster (4/25/2013)
Really? http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/FindPost1446662.aspxI get called out for not answering, I get called out for answering. What the...??
At least he came back and apologized
Well sort of....apologizes for being antagonistic and in the same breath did it again.
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