{"id":4013,"date":"2020-05-10T11:46:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T11:46:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dalelane.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4013"},"modified":"2020-05-10T11:46:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T11:46:44","slug":"using-repl-it-with-machine-learning-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dalelane.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4013","title":{"rendered":"Using repl.it with Machine Learning for Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

Students can work on machine learning projects in Python entirely in the browser, without any need for setup, installs, or registration. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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I’ve been using my quiet Bank Holiday weekend to make some improvements to Machine Learning for Kids<\/a>. The most significant update I’ve made is to improve the support for Python projects, based on an idea from Rebecca D’Cruz<\/a> who adapted some ML for Kids worksheets<\/a> using repl.it, to make it easier for her class.<\/p>\n

I hadn’t come across repl.it<\/a> before, but it’s a great browser-based IDE, with support for a variety of languages, including Python. It’s simple to use, and doesn’t require registration – which makes it ideal for use in the classroom.<\/p>\n

I spent yesterday looking into how I could integrate repl.it into Machine Learning for Kids as a way of making machine learning projects in Python as simple as my Scratch projects.<\/p>\n

I’ve written template starter projects in repl.it, and a launch button in Machine Learning for Kids loads a clone of one of the appropriate templates in a single click.<\/p>\n

And I’ve got some interactive widgets in the Machine Learning for Kids that helps generate code snippets to help students customize the templates for use with their own projects.<\/p>\n

I’ve recorded a couple of videos to show how it works.<\/p>\n

They both show how you can go from zero to a working machine learning program in Python in under three minutes. I haven’t cheated by speeding up the recording or anything like that, you really can do it that quickly now.<\/p>\n

This is what it looks like for a text project:<\/p>\n