Teaching Java

7/25 - 7/29 2022

I am teaching a week long java camp. I am teaching students at my local robotics academy how to code in java. I know many different programming languages like python, javascript, html, and java. I am most comfortable with python. Teaching these students is a wonderful opportunity for me to brush up on my Java. After all, teaching is the best way to learn! I definetly stand by that. I don't remember who said that, but it is true. I started the java camp yesterday on the 25th. Yesterday we went over the basics of java: how to set it up, how to make a new project, and how to print "hello world". We also dove into more complex topics like if-else statements and how to get user input.

The picture above is me teaching them how to code a simple project.

The students learn very quickly.

This is another simple program I taught them how to make. This is how to take user input. Java uses the Scanner class to take user input. Looking at the second line, I had to use the 'import java.util.Scanner;' statement so that the class could be imported. From there, we were able to use the Scanner class to take input. This was a fun activity for the students because it was interactive.