XNA Programming

Bryan Baker of Allen High School brought on a high powered XNA programming presentation.

He had some really good videos of students, good demos of programming, etc.

Pat Phillips was also there and handed out a DVD with XNA stuff.

Bryan and I do things in an opposite way. He teaches XNA after the AP Exam and does it in an advanced class. Not sure that would work in my world, as I have to get kids in the PreAP door.

I want to put XNA in our PreAP curriculum, and I will be fought to the death on this. I am doing it in my classroom, two years in a row. I bring in XNA when we do conditionals in Java.

This is my second year.

The coolest part about XNA, is that it gives you a Java like language that allows students to program for the Xbox, the Zune, and the Windows Mobile Phone.

Good job and another reason for coming to TCEA.