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Puppets teaching computer science? Yes!

Jared Nielsen

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Hello World!
I’m writing to ask for your help and tell you about my project, The Hello World Program. We use puppets and animation to teach computer science, programming, and web development to kids-of-all-ages. We are raising funds on Indiegogo to produce 10 videos and an e-book. Here's our campaign video:


Check out our campaign page:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/hands-on-computer-science-the-hello-world-program/x/8230717

We're not looking to get fat and rich. We make all of our videos and tutorials available for free. And we use free and open source software to produce our media. Here's one of my personal favorites:


We've invested thousands of hours and dollars in this project. Now we're broke. I'm reaching out to you because this is really the end. We're in a position where we can't continue without financial support. If we don't hit our modest goal we have no choice but to leave the project unfinished. And we're so close!

Maybe computer science isn't your thing. But what about puppets and media-production? We also produce tutorials ranging from puppet-making to video editing. Here's how to make a fox puppet.
http://www.dototot.com/how-to-make-a-fox-puppet-materials-tracing-cutting/
And here's our tear-down of a Muppet What-Not:
http://www.dototot.com/dissecting-muppet-whatnot-puppet/

Please spread the word. You can use the following sharing tools provided by Indiegogo:
Any help is greatly appreciated. Also consider making a contribution. Every dollar counts. The future is in your hands!
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/hands-on-computer-science-the-hello-world-program/x/8230717https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/hands-on-computer-science-the-hello-world-program/x/8230717
 

DerpSandwich

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He's got a Gamecube for a head, and his mouth is the lid! I LOVE IT!

This is some awesome stuff!
 

crazy chris

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Hi Jared!! i mustve missed this back when it was posted! Series looks great so far!! Good luck with the future!! If I wasnt neck deep with the budget for our own series I would help out!

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