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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
Why are all programming languages in English?
Last week I was at the CSTA Computer Science & Information Technology conference in New York City. One of the great thing about events like this is the hallwayDave...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Are your students entered in the Windows Phone app contest
This Summer, build Windows Phone 7 apps and you could earn exciting prizes to catch a movie, eat ice – cream, buy camping gear and more!! This special competition...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Small Basic 1.0 is here!
Have you been working with Small Basic? If so you probably know that it has officially been pre-release software. Well not it is released software and you can now...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links Post 18 July 2011
Quite a week last week. You may have read my posts about the CSTA CS & IT Conference. I hope you did because it was a great conference. The first ever WorldWide...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Worldwide Telescope Tour Contest
Have you explored outer space using the WorldWide Telescope? Do you have a favorite tour of space that you share with friends. Now you can share your tours of the...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
CS & IT 2011 Day 2
Wow! The day started off with a bang. Doug Rushkoff, who wrote Program or Be Programmed: Ten Commands for a Digital Age , was the opening keynote. Agree or disagree...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
CS & IT Conference Day 1 - 2011
This year CSTA is trying a bunch of new things with the CS & IT Conference. First off we added a workshop day on the front end. So yesterday there were a number...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Are your students entered in the Windows Phone app contest
This Summer, build Windows Phone 7 apps and you could earn exciting prizes to catch a movie, eat ice – cream, buy camping gear and more!! This special competition...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 11 July 2011
If you followed my Twitter or read my blog over the weekend you may be tired of hearing about the Imagine Cup. You may also think I am over sharing on FourSquare...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Kinect Workshop at the Imagine Cup
These are the views that greeted students entering the Sky Lobby of the host hotel of the World wide Imagine Cup this afternoon. We had room for just over 70 people...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Student Media at the Imagine Cup
One of the things that is special about this year
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Imagine Cup New York City
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From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Computer Programming at South Dakota Gear Up
South Dakota Gear UP is an outstanding program run at the South Dakota Schools of Mines and Technology in Rapid City. This year a programming mini course was added...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
A Post BASIC World?
What does is mean to be in a post BASIC world? This is the question that comes to mine when I read about an article titled How are students learning programming...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 5 July 2011
Wow! What a week it has been. I came home from ISTE in time for the Fourth of July holiday. I
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Windows Phones for Students
OK so you are a student and you are wondering what to do over the summer. Perhaps you have a job but maybe it is not fulfilling. And besides wouldn
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links Post 28 June 2010
This post is last this week. Why? Totally wrapped up in ISTE. OK I dis spend some of Sunday visiting the Mummies of the World exhibit at the Franklin institute...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Home Grown Computer Camp
Michael Scherotter who works for Microsoft decided to run a computer programming day camp in his home for his 9 year old son and 9 of his friends. Taking on teaching...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson