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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
Teaching Programming with Blocks vs. Teaching with Text-based Languages
Blocks or text? Which should I use with beginners? On one hand, I read research backed articles like Mark Guzdial’s High school students learning programming do...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Programming FUNdamentals Books
Most programming textbooks just are not what I am looking for. They are too long. They are too dull. And they are written for teachers to use not for students to...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Computer Science Education Progress in New Hampshire
Things have been moving right along in New Hampshire. First we developed CS teacher certification (a joint effort with the department of education and a team of...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Computer Science and Farming
One of the things I tell students is that computer science is relevant to a lot of careers that they may not think of at first. An announcement I read last week...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
School is Getting Close and Teachers Are Getting Ready
Two weeks from today I return to school for teacher orientation. Students come in the next week. Things are getting real. While I have been thinking about school...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Encourage US High School Students to Apply for 2018-2019 ACM/CSTA Cutler-Bell Prize
Do you know a student working on an amazing computer science project? Maybe they need some recognition to take them to the next level. The Cutler-Bell Prize may...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Ethics, Accessibility, and Security–Condiment or Ingredient
Too often people think of ethics, accessibility, and security as condiments; something to add at the end rather than ingredients essential from the beginning.Last...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Updated ACM Code of Ethics Released
The ACM has released the latest update for the ACM Code of Ethics. It’s an interesting and important document. I wonder how many computing professionals know about...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Is This The Future?
Narrator: Alfred Thompson, you’ve just attended an amazing CSTA Conference. Now what?Alfred: I’m going to Disney World!And so I did. I just got home from aboutEven...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Microsoft Makes Large Commitment to CSTA
One of the big announcements at the recent Computer Science Teachers Association conference was that Microsoft is donating two million dollars to CSTA over the...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Taking the Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) Exam
Contrary to popular opinion I did not do it for the free t-shirt. Certaport was offering teachers at the CSTA Conference the opportunity to take a MTA exam (orMakeCode...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Reflecting on #CSTA2018
I feel like I have really fallen behind on reporting on the CSTA Conference in Omaha. Part of the problem is being a bit overwhelmed. Usually I write blog posts...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Computer Science Teachers Association announces CSTA+
One of the big announcements at CSTA today was a new premium level of membership in CSTA. There is and will continue to be a free membership. This new premium membership...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Pictures From #CSTA2018
Before I get into some pictures of the exhibit hall et me tell you that there are a lot of people here. This was lunch on Sunday.Arkansas is in the house. A large...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
And it begins–#CSTA2018
Yesterday opened the CSTA Conference with afternoon workshops. And there was a nice reception put on by Google. For me it was a travel day and a getting settled...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Thoughts Before #CSTA2018
My bags are packed. Normally I pack the night before a trip but my suitcase has been packed for days for my trip to the annual CSTA Conference. I even got a haircut...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Teach Me How to Teach NOT What to Teach
Today is the last day of ISTE and I’m not there. I am following a lot of conversation from there on Twitter though. One thing that is coming up is that a lot of...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Facial Recognition, Augmented Reality, and Teaching
Summer is a time of reflection and learning for me. I really want to be a better teacher and summer give me a chance to read more and to think more. This week I...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Autonomy, Motivation, and Teaching Computer Science
Of the several courses I teach, my favorite course is call Honors Programming. Its a one semester course that is the first real programing course for my students...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson