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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
XNA is Dead (or will be soon)
I’ve really loved using XNA Game Studio for game development. I think its been a great tool for hobbyists, students and even serious casual game developers. It...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 4 February 2013
I was flat out all last week teaching full-time. It was a good week even though a bit stressful. Starting teaching new courses, especially after a long hiatus,SAS...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Do We Need Radical Change in Computer Science Education?
Everyone seems to be getting into the game of “fixing” computer science education. From Khan Academy to Code.org online programs seem to be popping up weekly. Some...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Canadian Computing Education Day + Scratch Day Canada
This came though on one of the mailing lists I am on. I know that some from Canada read this blog (or so the analytic report claims) so I thought I would also share...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
New CSTA Discussion List
This is something we (Computer Science educators) have needed for a while – a general purpose mailing list to discuss a wider range of CS education topics. As this...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Going Home Again aka Back To The Classroom
Started teaching again full-time today. I’m teaching at the same school I taught at 9.5 years ago when I went to work for Microsoft. There are a lot of changes....
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 28 January 2013
A couple of house keeping items to start. First off, did you know that you can get new blog posts by email? Yep, on the right side of the page is a little signTraining...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Education and Industry–Friends or Foes?
Industry and education should be the best of friends. They should both be working towards some common goals. Mutually supportive allies. These days that doesn’t...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Windows 8 Game Development Links
My good friend Lindsay Lindstrom has started a series on creating Windows 8 games on her blog. Somehow I seem to have neglected to post links to it here. So here...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards correlated with the Common Core
This is a big deal. With so much attention being focused on the Common Core for education these days understanding where Computer Science fits takes on some increased...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Teacher as Opportunity Activator
Yesterday I tried out a little web site called Name Tag Analyzer that looks at your LinkedIn information (this assumes you have a Linked In Account of course)Rob...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links Post 21 January 2013
One week until I face a new group of students. Unlike classroom visits in recent years these students are “mine” full time for a semester. Excited to say the least...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Microsoft Achieve 2013: EduTech Family Summits
A friend asked me to pass this along so I am doing so. I’m hoping to make the event in Boston (Boston – January 26, 2013 Register now!) which is coming up soonMicrosoft...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Back To The Classroom
The last few months have been interesting as I’ve been looking at different career options. One of the things I realized right away was that I missed teaching.Bishop...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 14 January 2013
half way through January. How’s it going so far? Been interesting for me so far. Hope to have some news about my future plans soon as well. For now, always looking...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
STEM Modeling Challenge–Florida Virtual School
I saw this announcement on the Advanced Placement Computer Science teacher forums and thought it worth sharing. Let’s Raise the Bar for STEM Education! Whether...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Sometimes It’s the Little Things
I’ve been doing some things with Windows Phone development lately and having some fun with it. Being a long time conventional application developer I am finding...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Reversi Sample Code
One of my earliest attempts at programming a computer to play against me was a version of Reversi I attempted some30+ years ago. Reversi is a great game for this...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 7 January 2013
Everyone back at school yet? A lot of universities are not while other have short January terms. Most K-12 schools in the US though are back. Some have startedNerd...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson