A delightful way to teach kids about computers | Linda Liukas

A delightful way to teach kids about computers | Linda Liukas

Computer code is the next universal language, and its syntax will be limited only by the imaginations of the next generation of programmers. Linda Liukas is helping to educate problem-solving kids, encouraging them to see computers not as mechanical, boring and complicated but as colorful, expressive machines meant to be tinkered with. In this talk, she invites us to imagine a world where the Ada Lovelaces of tomorrow grow up to be optimistic and brave about technology and use it to create a new world that is wonderful, whimsical and a tiny bit weird.

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50 Comments

  1. a a on August 14, 2020 at 9:06 pm

    Disgusting person

  2. Pizaz0 on August 14, 2020 at 9:06 pm

    I hate CERN.

  3. Anastasia Maniuk on August 14, 2020 at 9:08 pm

    very very very interesing!!!!!!!!!

  4. DaveOz on August 14, 2020 at 9:10 pm

    computers are only as complicated as you want them to be! (so never let them intimidate you!) Just swim in the shallow end of the pool and don’t be intimidated by what you see in the deep end, because you only have to go there if and when you want. Likewise with programming… yes it can get very complicated at the deep end, but writing simple text adventure games or drawing images in languages like Basic and Logo and so on is very simple – I encourage kids to start programming as soon as they can, but it’s important to help ensure they don’t get overwhelmed

  5. Henry Chang on August 14, 2020 at 9:11 pm

    I could tell she’d be all smile and full of energy just by looking at the thumbnail! At some points, I was really worried she’d be too excited and have difficulty in breathing. However, she easily showed her passion towards coding and inspired other people too. A good talk!

  6. Margarita Jackson on August 14, 2020 at 9:11 pm

    Love your dress Linda did Ted help you pick it out, it fits you good? These are just some of the computer codes I know: COBOL,Assembly Language, Fortran,Ruby, Basic, HTML, CSS,but do to colonialism I am just dirty spot that must be cleaned up with the corona virus European Injection!!or available for Human Trafficking!

  7. Matt Wakes on August 14, 2020 at 9:13 pm

    Beautifully put. Hope in my country it will developed.

  8. lotta järvi on August 14, 2020 at 9:15 pm

    so lovely and wonderful! I got inspired

  9. jERCle on August 14, 2020 at 9:15 pm

    Absolutely fantastic talk. Can’t wait to read the book to my 11 month old!

  10. SERO Multimedia on August 14, 2020 at 9:15 pm

    This is a wonderful speech very amzing to my mind and easy to make someone understand programming , thank you so much for this presentation, you have really refueled my perception , am a passionate newbies of computer coding and programming

  11. Bikash Yadav on August 14, 2020 at 9:17 pm

    what a speech…so smooth….cannot imagine me speaking like that….wonderfull mam

  12. احمد الباشا محمد on August 14, 2020 at 9:19 pm

    verey  thanks

  13. Fatimah Abdallh on August 14, 2020 at 9:23 pm

    كلام جميل ومنطقي👏🏻👏🏻

  14. fatma alajmi on August 14, 2020 at 9:25 pm

    I like her talk

  15. Uday Sankar on August 14, 2020 at 9:26 pm

    who cares about the kids i am going to follow her…..

  16. ass hole on August 14, 2020 at 9:26 pm

    I can’t see how any of what she’s talking about is helpful…Programming should be taught at an age appropriate time, like 8th grade. If kids can’t do algebra and arithmetic, how are they going to learn about the complex logic of computers…? The material she presented about looping concepts is better taught in gym class and learning sports. American schools need to remove the politics and testing and let teachers work. A lesson plan from the 1970’s is probably better than a modern one. In those days we had several aids in the class and parents with the time to help. Now we want it all for 25 students per class and a single over worked teacher. The teachers just complain about salary….it’s crazy.

  17. Attaker Gamer on August 14, 2020 at 9:26 pm

    YOU FORGOT LITTLE BOYS!

  18. Maman Vlog on August 14, 2020 at 9:27 pm

    I like her so cute

  19. don dom on August 14, 2020 at 9:28 pm

    She is cute and very excited

  20. CGoliday1 on August 14, 2020 at 9:28 pm

    hmm
    call me about coding the world

  21. Albert Hu on August 14, 2020 at 9:28 pm

    she looks so nice

  22. Ghadh Zh on August 14, 2020 at 9:29 pm

    مذهل …. يجب على الاطفال تعلم البرمجة مثل تعلم الرياضيات و العلوم

  23. Thoan Nguyễn on August 14, 2020 at 9:32 pm

    Her voice is very awesome. I wish i could talk as well as her

  24. a nguyen on August 14, 2020 at 9:32 pm

    her smiley eyes are so pretty

  25. Connie Ticeson on August 14, 2020 at 9:32 pm

    Wow

  26. Rajni Lal on August 14, 2020 at 9:34 pm

    Loved the way you put forth your ideas … smiling all the way!!

  27. JoJo Zhuang on August 14, 2020 at 9:35 pm

    Dear thank you for changing the world ! You are the most beautiful code girl in this world!!

  28. Tito Labrunie on August 14, 2020 at 9:36 pm

    This woman is an anime

  29. shadowlink dth on August 14, 2020 at 9:38 pm

    i wish all my teachers had her voice. love listening to it, can’t imagine me falling asleep.

  30. Raphaël on August 14, 2020 at 9:38 pm

    Very great talk!

  31. SolidstateScouter on August 14, 2020 at 9:39 pm

    Okay, I know the video is old, but her "cheerful" attitude was definitely too much for me.

  32. SERO Multimedia on August 14, 2020 at 9:39 pm

    i am crazy at code and programming i really wanna become a coder or programmer , i feel that when i learn , i can change my world

  33. Sir Psycho on August 14, 2020 at 9:42 pm

    her smile makes me happy. when she’s smiling , I’m smiling,too.

  34. Oleg Shalygin on August 14, 2020 at 9:43 pm

    "Encourage creators vs. consumers" – Wow this is a powerful quote

  35. قناة عيون on August 14, 2020 at 9:44 pm

    great way of speaking!! she’s awesome

  36. DLz PH on August 14, 2020 at 9:44 pm

    You’re amazing

  37. Rahul Chomal on August 14, 2020 at 9:44 pm
  38. Omar Olivares on August 14, 2020 at 9:47 pm

    LOVE IT!

  39. CLEAR VISION BUSINESS ACADEMY on August 14, 2020 at 9:48 pm

    Real real engaging and educative presentation. well done

  40. Robyn Hodge on August 14, 2020 at 9:48 pm

    Moominvalley, Tatooine, Narnia. You sold me! I want to learn programming!!

  41. MaaRaa MaaRaa on August 14, 2020 at 9:51 pm

    Ххмусчггзашп

  42. Fawad A. on August 14, 2020 at 9:51 pm

    OMG! She’s so poetic.
    I wish I was half as expressive as her.

  43. Binujaya Padmakumara on August 14, 2020 at 9:53 pm

    She loves what she does. That’s what I thought throughout the entire talk. She’s lucky to have found a way to do what she loves for a living. And her students are lucky to have found a teacher who teaches with such passion. The perfect classroom!

  44. Ashif Academy on August 14, 2020 at 9:54 pm

    great job

  45. James McManus on August 14, 2020 at 9:55 pm

    Great talk. I wish I was taught coding when I was at school. I’m currently teaching myself, doing bits here and there. Coding and programming is the backbone for many jobs nowadays in such an age where our lives revolve around tech.

  46. Richard Zhu on August 14, 2020 at 9:55 pm

    hi

  47. Akram Muhammad on August 14, 2020 at 9:55 pm

    I came here after watching interview she did with Chris Sacca

  48. CLEAR VISION BUSINESS ACADEMY on August 14, 2020 at 9:58 pm

    Real Interesting Topic. this is what exactly needed in today’s life. Congratulations to TED

  49. Tom Foolery on August 14, 2020 at 10:00 pm

    I like her voice…

  50. 얼렁뚱땅 하림쌤HARIM_Ssam on August 14, 2020 at 10:01 pm

    ^———-^

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