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CS & IT 2011 Day 2
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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...

CS & IT Conference Day 1 - 2011
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...

Are your students entered in the Windows Phone app contest
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...

Interesting Links 11 July 2011
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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...

Kinect Workshop at the Imagine Cup
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...

Student Media at the Imagine Cup
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

Imagine Cup New York City
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Imagine Cup New York City

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Computer Programming at South Dakota Gear Up
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...

A Post BASIC World?
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...

Interesting Links 5 July 2011
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

Windows Phones for Students
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

Interesting Links Post 28 June 2010
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...

Home Grown Computer Camp
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...

More Than Just The Box
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

More Than Just The Box

Today has been a busy day at ISTE 2011 for me. I did some time at the booth and then went to a couple of sessions. Pat Yongpradit talked about what he is doing...

Do We Really Want Digital Textbooks?
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Do We Really Want Digital Textbooks?

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Adventures in NUI Part 1
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Adventures in NUI Part 1

Yesterday I was giving a career talk to a group from Year Up in Microsoft

Would You Like to Pilot a New Game Development Course?
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Would You Like to Pilot a New Game Development Course?

Would you like to pilot a new game development course (or two)  in your school? With free curriculum and software? Microsoft is starting a new  XNA online community...

Microsoft at ISTE 2011
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Microsoft at ISTE 2011

As I promised yesterday, here is more information about Microsoft at ISTE 2011 in Philadelphia. First off the good stuff. OK well the stuff that means the most...

Award Winning Keynoters at CSTA's Annual CS&IT Conference 2011
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Award Winning Keynoters at CSTA's Annual CS&IT Conference 2011

This year, CSTA

Interesting Links 20 June 2011
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Interesting Links 20 June 2011

This time next week I will be in Philadelphia for ISTE. I
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