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Summer Computer Camps 2010
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Summer Computer Camps 2010

Last week I posted about some professional development opportunities for teachers this summer. I expect to post most in the days to come. But for now the otheriD...

Programming Contests
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Programming Contests

In various contexts the subject of programming contests has come up in conversations I have been having with both teachers and friends in industry. There are, to...

Small Basic 0.8 Now with Silverlight
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Small Basic 0.8 Now with Silverlight

There is a new version of Small Basic out this week. More details about it on the Small Basic blog but briefly: This release features: Addition...

New Windows 7 Track on Microsoft
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

New Windows 7 Track on Microsoft

OK so maybe you

Interesting Links 8 February 2010
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links 8 February 2010

Well did you watch the Super Bowl? I confess that I did not. I

Bliink Web Design Competition for Texas High School Students
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Bliink Web Design Competition for Texas High School Students

The Microsoft Corporation, NASA, the Texas Business & Education Coalition, and the State of Texas would like to invite you and your students to participate in the...

What Are You Learning This Summer
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

What Are You Learning This Summer

No, really! Are you making your summer plans yet and do they include learning time? I have some ideas for you. First off is CS & IT run by CSTA. This is in my opinion...

Facebook Development
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Facebook Development

One of the things that came up from the panel I was on last week (that panel has prompted a bunch of blog and Twitter posts already) was that students like relevant...

What Programming Language to Teach First?
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

What Programming Language to Teach First?

Have you ever been asked a question that you have been asked time and again but suddenly decided you have a different answer for? One of the questions I hear aDon...

Surprise and Wonder in Computer Science
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Surprise and Wonder in Computer Science

Last week I attended a workshop day at Stevens Institute of Technology where Michael Kolling, University of Kent and creator of Greenfoot was the keynote speaker...

Interesting Links 1 February 2010
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links 1 February 2010

All sorts of good things last week. Tops among them was a visit to Stevens Institute of Technology for a workshop with a great group of high school computer...

Can Movie Computer Screens Help Us Design Better
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Can Movie Computer Screens Help Us Design Better

NPR did a story recently on the computer screens that we see in the movies. You know the ones with big read

DigiGirlz Days Spring Schedule
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

DigiGirlz Days Spring Schedule

Well the latest batch of DigiGirlz Days are starting to get scheduled. What are DigiGirlz Days? They are fun, interesting and educational events, sort of like a...

Interesting links 25 January 2010
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting links 25 January 2010

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So are there or are there not jobs in CS and IT
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

So are there or are there not jobs in CS and IT

The other day in my interesting links post I included links to several articles/blog posts. One article was titled - IT hiring increases last month despite broader...

Programming as a super power
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Programming as a super power

From the time I wrote my first computer program about 38 years ago as a college student there has always been a bit of magic about the process. A bit of a super...

Microsoft at TCEA
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Microsoft at TCEA

In a couple of weeks I’ll be heading down to Austin Texas for the annual TCEA conference. This is one of the biggest and best (we are talking Texas after all) educational...

Interesting Links 18 January 2010
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links 18 January 2010

When it rains it pours! I spent last week at FETC in Florida but kept a weather eye out for interesting things to pass on via Twitter (follow me on Twitter @AlfredTwo...

Some Thoughts On Getting The Most From Ed Tech Conferences
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Some Thoughts On Getting The Most From Ed Tech Conferences

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FETC Day 1 (2010)
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

FETC Day 1 (2010)

My first piece of advice to anyone attending FETC or other major education technology conference is don’t show up at the end of three weeks away from home. I did...
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