Visual Basic For Kids: A Step by Step Computer Programming Tutorial

Course Description
Course Prerequisites
A Brief Word on the Course
Installing and Using the Downloadable Solution Files
Using Visual Basic For Kids
How To Take the Course
Forward by Alan Payne, A Computer Science Teacher
1. Introducing Visual Basic
A Story About Bill and Paul
Let’s Get Started
Starting Visual Basic
Opening a Visual Basic Project
Running a Visual Basic Project
Stopping a Visual Basic Project
Stopping Visual Basic
Summary
2. The Visual Basic Design Environment
Review and Preview
Parts of a Visual Basic Project
Parts of the Visual Basic Environment
Starting a New Visual Basic Project
Main Window
Solution Explorer Window
Design Window
Toolbox Window
Properties Window
Moving Around in Visual Basic
Solution Explorer Window
Properties Window
Code Window
Summary
3. Your First Visual Basic Project
Review and Preview
Steps in Building a Visual Basic Project
Placing Controls on the Form
Example
Setting Control Properties (Design Mode)
Naming Controls
Setting Properties in Run Mode
How Control Names are Used in Event Procedures
Writing Event Procedures
Example
Summary
4. Project Design, Forms, Buttons
Review and Preview
Project Design
Saving a Visual Basic Project
On-Line Help
The Form Control
Properties
Example
Events
Typical Use of Form Control
Button Control
Properties
Example
Events
Typical Use of Button Control
BASIC - The First Lesson
Event Procedure Structure
Assignment Statement
Property Types
Comments
Project - Form Fun
Project Design
Place Controls on Form
Set Control Properties
Write Event Procedures
Run the Project
Other Things to Try
Summary
5. Labels, Text Boxes, Variables
Review and Preview
Debugging a Visual Basic Project
Syntax Errors
Run-Time Errors
Logic Errors
Label Control
Properties
Example
Events
Typical Use of Label Control
Text Box Control
Properties
Example
Events
Typical Use of Text Box Control
BASIC - The Second Lesson
Variables
Variable Names
Variable Types
Declaring Variables
Arithmetic Operators
Val and Str Functions
String Concatenation
Project - Savings Account
Project Design
Place Controls on Form
Set Control Properties
Write Event Procedures
Run the Project
Other Things to Try
Summary
6. UpDown Control, Decisions, Random Numbers
Review and Preview
Numeric UpDown Control
Properties
Example
Events
Typical Use of Numeric UpDown Control
BASIC - The Third Lesson
Logical Expressions
Comparison Operators
Logical Operators
Decisions - The If Statement
Random Number Generator
Project - Guess the Number Game
Project Design
Place Controls on Form
Set Control Properties
Write Event Procedures
Run the Project
Other Things to Try
Summary
7. Icons, Group Boxes, Check Boxes, Radio Buttons
Review and Preview
Icons
Custom Icons
Assigning Icons to Forms
Group Box Control
Properties
Placing Controls in a Group Box
Example
Typical Use of Group Box Control
Check Box Control
Properties
Example
Events
Typical Use of Check Box Control
Radio Button Control
Properties
Example
Events
Typical Use of Radio Button Control
BASIC - The Fourth Lesson
Decisions - Select Case
Project - Sandwich Maker
Project Design
Place Controls on Form
Set Control Properties
Write Event Procedures
Run the Project
Other Things to Try
Summary
8. Panels, Mouse Events, Colors
Review and Preview
Panel Control
Properties
Typical Use of Panel Control
Graphics Using the Panel Control
Graphics Methods
Graphics Objects
Colors
Example
Pen Objects
Graphics Coordinates
DrawLine Method
Graphics Review
Example
BASIC - The Fifth Lesson
Mouse Events
MouseDown Event
Example
MouseUp Event
Example
MouseMove Event
Example
Project - Blackboard Fun
Project Design
Place Controls on Form
Set Control Properties
Write Event Procedures
Run the Project
Other Things to Try
Summary
9. Picture Boxes, Arrays
Review and Preview
Picture Box Control
Properties
Image Property
Example
SizeMode Property
Example
Events
Typical Use of Picture Box Control
BASIC - The Sixth Lesson
Variable Arrays
For/Next Loops
Procedure Level Variables
Shuffle Routine
Project - Card Wars
Project Design
Place Controls on Form
Set Control Properties
Write Event Procedures
Run the Project
Other Things to Try
Summary
10. Timers, Animation, Keyboard Events
Review and Preview
Timer Control
Properties
Events
Examples
Typical Use of Timer Control
BASIC - The Final Lesson
Animation - The DrawImage Method
Image Disappearance
Border Crossing
Image Erasure
Collision Detection
Keyboard Events
KeyDown Event
KeyPress Event
Project – Beach Balls
Project Design
Place Controls on Form
Set Control Properties
Write Event Procedures
Run the Project
Other Things to Try
Summary
Bonus Projects
Preview
Project 1 – Stopwatch
Project Design
Place Controls on Form
Set Control Properties
Write Event Procedures
Run the Project
Other Things to Try
Project 2 - Tic-Tac-Toe
Project Design
Place Controls on Form
Set Control Properties
Write Event Procedures
Run the Project
Other Things to Try
Project 3 - Dice Rolling
Project Design
Place Controls on Form
Set Control Properties
Write Event Procedures
Run the Project
Other Things to Try
Project 4 - State Capitals
Project Design
Place Controls on Form
Set Control Properties
Write Event Procedures
Run the Project
Other Things to Try
Project 5 - Memory Game
Project Design
Place Controls on Form
Set Control Properties
Write Event Procedures
Run the Project
Other Things to Try
Bonus Project – Pong!
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