Small Basic is FREE!!!

Yeah, it's free. Give yourself a gift. Or give a kid a future in computer software that they might not otherwise have. Just click:

What is Small Basic? Well... Small Basic is Fun, Simple, Social, & Gradual.

And these resources will guide you. Ten year olds have used these resources on their own to learn Small Basic:

• Small Basic Getting Started Guide
• Small Basic Teaching Curriculum
• Small Basic E-Books

Maybe you want to see what people have been doing with it first...

Small Basic Program Gallery (listed by Category)

Small Basic Extension Gallery

Small Basic Student Testimonies - 47 students, from age 8-13, explain how easily they learned Small Basic and how great it is.

Maybe you're ready to engage with the community...

   Small Basic Forum

   Small Basic on TechNet Wiki (all articles)

   Small Basic Site

Enjoy! 

   - Ninja Ed

Comments

• Anonymous
  December 20, 2013
  Hasn't SmallBasic been free for more than a year?

• Anonymous
  December 20, 2013
  Why is it a pain to install? Why is it looking for some old version of net. framework?

• Anonymous
  December 21, 2013
  David, yes. Like all news, this is news if it is news to you. Otherwise, it's olds.

• Anonymous
  December 21, 2013
  Blaine, that's a good point. I would expect the Getting Started Guide to start with installation instructions.

• Anonymous
  December 21, 2013
  This has an installation section but doesn't mention the framework requirement: social.technet.microsoft.com/.../16394.beginning-microsoft-small-basic-chapter-1-introducing-small-basic.aspx

• Anonymous
  December 30, 2013
  Which of net framework

• Anonymous
  January 29, 2014
  Scratch that. It does mention the Framework requirement here: "After installation and trying to start, you may see an error message that announces Small Basic cannot be started. If this occurs, try downloading and installing the latest version of the Microsoft .NET framework at: msdn.microsoft.com/.../aa569263.aspx"  

• Anonymous
  February 09, 2014
  Ahmet, so you must have .NET Framework 3.5.1 installed and turned on. That's in addition to any more recent version. We're updating the Wiki pages to make this clearer. Thanks!

• Anonymous
  February 09, 2014
  Ahmet and Blaine, I added these instructions about the .NET Framework to these two articles in the "Install Small Basic" section: social.technet.microsoft.com/.../16060.small-basic-getting-started-guide-chapter-1-an-introduction.aspx social.technet.microsoft.com/.../16302.small-basic-curriculum-lesson-1-1-introduction.aspx So I think that would cover new users. Thanks!

• Anonymous
  October 21, 2015
  I updated the Download button to go to our Download page, which shows your options: social.technet.microsoft.com/.../30513.download-microsoft-small-basic.aspx