From Schneier on Security
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration
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From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Last week was both long and short. Short in that I only spent three days at school. Long in that I spent the weekend and Monday working at the K 12 Computer Science...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | April 18, 2016 at 05:55 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
There has been a Binary clock on my desk at school for some years now. I like using it to help students learn Binary numbers. A few years ago I wrote a software...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | April 15, 2016 at 12:57 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
One of the hardest things about teaching students about programming is getting them to properly test their code. Testing is something I explain regularly and go...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | April 13, 2016 at 01:22 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Most people don’t associate either rain or computer science with Las Vegas Nevada but the last few days have seen plenty of both. In fact they tell me Las Vegas...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | April 12, 2016 at 09:02 AM
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This past weekend (and today) have been spent working with some amazing and knowledgeable people on the K12 Computer Science Curriculum Framework. We’ve been making...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | April 11, 2016 at 08:57 AM
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I wish I had more time this summer. This sounds amazing. WHAT: Cybersecurity Summer Workshop for High School TeachersWHEN: Thursday, July 14 - Friday, July 22...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | April 7, 2016 at 06:29 AM
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Inspiration for projects come from everywhere. Today there was a lot of talk about “March Madness” or the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament. It got me thinking about...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | April 6, 2016 at 05:55 AM
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Have you heard about the $47,400 piece of software that randomly points an arrow left or right? TSA says its Randomizer app only cost $47,400 This doesn’t seemTSA...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | April 5, 2016 at 05:54 AM
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Some weeks the blog post ideas flow like water. And then there is last week. I don't know how Doug Peterson and Mark Guzdial manage to get something interesting...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | April 4, 2016 at 06:11 AM
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Wow! I have a lot to share this week. Please read through it all and I am sure you’ll find something of interest. There is BBS Micro:Bit news for my UK readers,...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 28, 2016 at 06:16 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Artificial Intelligence has been in the news. Last week Google got a lot of great press with some AI software that learned how to play the ancient game of Go. (...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 24, 2016 at 10:13 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Computer security has been in the news a lot lately with all the talk of the FBI and Apple going at it in court. Students are interested as well. In the last 24...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 23, 2016 at 06:12 AM
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About two weeks ago I realized that I was approaching 1,000 posts on this blog. Most of these have come in the last three and a half years since I left Microsoft...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 22, 2016 at 06:10 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
It’s Spring! And as I work on this Sunday afternoon I am wondering if we will have enough snow to cancel school tomorrow. I’m thinking we will not but it’s still...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 21, 2016 at 05:33 AM
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Writing the K12 Computer Science Framework is an ongoing effort by a writing team of several dozen computer science educators with review and advise from many more...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 18, 2016 at 11:36 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
It’s maple syrup time in New Hampshire where I live. My wife and I with some help from the neighbor kid decided it was time we got in on the fun. So we bought some...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 15, 2016 at 05:46 AM
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The US went on to Daylight Savings Time over the weekend. Most of my devices updated their clocks automatically. How that happens is an interesting discussion...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 14, 2016 at 06:10 AM
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Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality - what is their future in education? Last year at ISTE I saw a number of exhibits of educational uses of virtual Reality.Google...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 10, 2016 at 02:29 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Every morning while I eat breakfast I view a few things on the Internet. Dilbert is one of them. Sometimes I find things that apply to teachers as well as managers...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 9, 2016 at 05:46 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
You hear it all the time “all the resources you need to learn computer science are online!” and “you can get help from professionals in online forums.” Sure you...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 8, 2016 at 06:34 AM