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From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

New Software on DreamSpark

Dreamspark is all about free development software for students. This week we added six new or updated products to the mix. This release included: KoduSmallBasic... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | February 17, 2011 at 10:25 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Triangle Shooter

Kenny Spade is a Microsoft Academic Developer Evangelist out in California who has been writing a series of blog posts that help one learn how to write a Windows... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | February 16, 2011 at 10:57 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Computing Education and Education Reform

One of my frustrations these days is that with all the talk of education reform there is not much talk about computing education in that mix. It is as if people... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | February 15, 2011 at 03:06 PM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links 14 February 2011

Happy Valentines Day! Surely there is some appropriate computer project or connection for the day but I can’t think of one off hand. Can you? So for me, here are... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | February 14, 2011 at 10:21 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

TCEA 2011 In Review

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From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | February 12, 2011 at 12:39 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

18 Monkeys in a Room

“18 monkeys in a room” is how a friend of mine described the typical high school programming competition. You take a much of kids, usually in groups of three to... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | February 10, 2011 at 10:37 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Are Programming Languages Really Languages

Every so often someone suggests, sometimes in jest and some times in all seriousness, that programming languages “count” as a language for meeting graduation or... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | February 9, 2011 at 11:03 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Microsoft Innovative Educator Teacher Professional Development

The Microsoft Innovative Educator program at Microsoft is offering a number of two-day seminars for teacher trainers and technology integration specialists.Microsoft... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | February 8, 2011 at 10:01 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Making the Case for Becoming a Computer Science Teacher

Mark Guzdial asks the question What Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | February 7, 2011 at 06:30 PM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links 7 February 2011

I spent the weekend in Miami for a meeting of a joint ACM and IEEE committee working on a new/updated set of curriculum recommendations for four-year college computer... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | February 7, 2011 at 10:11 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Kindergarten Computer Science

Well actually Karen North, an energetic elementary school computer science teacher and a friend of mine, has twice testified before the Texas State Board of Education... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | February 4, 2011 at 10:22 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

To Hack or Not to Hack

The other day I solved a problem in a slightly out of the box way. That is to say that it worked but its not the sort of solution you will see recommended by anyone... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | February 3, 2011 at 10:29 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Prototypes from Microsoft Education Labs

Microsoft Education Labs is a sort of technology playground for the Microsoft Education Products group. They have a blog and other pages to share ideas and have... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | February 2, 2011 at 10:42 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Recursive Loops

Last week I wrote about loops and how some students seem to have trouble with them. On the link to it from Facebook one friend of mine asked Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | February 1, 2011 at 10:07 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links 31 January 2011

Well my busy season is about to begin. Next week I will be in Austin TX for TCEA. I will be doing some talks and demos about Small Basic and hanging around thetaken... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | January 31, 2011 at 11:08 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Here we go loopty loop

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From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | January 28, 2011 at 12:18 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Field Trip! Johnny Cupcakes and More

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From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | January 26, 2011 at 09:18 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

2011 U.S. Innovative Education Forum

The Innovative Education Forum (IEF) is part of a worldwide program from Microsoft Partners in Learning. The program recognizes innovative educators and schools... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | January 25, 2011 at 10:17 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links 24 January 2011

I have a good bunch of links this week. Actually a wide variety of them. I hope you find some of use to you. Microsoft Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | January 24, 2011 at 10:09 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

What Sort of Games Are In The Imagine Cup?

I get asked about what sort of games people create as part of the Microsoft Imagine Cup Game division. People look for ideas of what students are capable of doing... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | January 22, 2011 at 03:36 PM