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From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Morse Code Project

Project ideas come from all sorts of places. Textbooks, other teachers I work with, blogs, random conversations, conferences (do you know about Nifty Assignments... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 27, 2015 at 08:51 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

FizzBuzz Revisited

I first blogged about using FizzBuzz in the classroom four years ago when I didn’t have a classroom and students of my own to use it with. (FizzBuzz–A Programming... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 25, 2015 at 12:50 PM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Madeup: a Programming Language for Making Things Up

One of the things I have been wondering about is how to make a real connection between 3D printing and learning computer science. Sure most 3D printers are attached... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 24, 2015 at 06:26 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links 23 March 2015

Some great links this week. Images to use in class, a video for a TV show (yes about girls computing), and lots more. One of my best collections in recent weeks... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 23, 2015 at 06:10 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interview Questions for Computer Science Teachers

As I looked into why several posts from a while back were getting so many page views lately I realized that search values similar to “interview questions for computer... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 20, 2015 at 02:29 PM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Do You Want To Write Some Code?

OK I feel better. I was overcome with an urge to write some code. Now I have a program I should write. I want to combine my seating chart program (with pictures)... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 18, 2015 at 01:54 PM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

2015 CSTA Administrator Impact Award Nominations Open

Dear CSTA Community, Nominations are currently open for the 2015 CSTA Administrator Impact Award! This prestigious award is given by CSTA to recognize an administrator... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 17, 2015 at 05:59 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links 16 March 2015

Last week I was not at SXSWedu. There were not as many tweets about it in my stream as there were from SIGCSE. I still want to go some day though. With progress... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 16, 2015 at 05:56 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Choose to Code With TouchDevelop

Looks like a good chance to earn some money for school projects and introduce students to programming. Open to US public schools only unfortunately. More information... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 14, 2015 at 08:14 PM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Is the BBC’s ‘Micro Bot’ the Silver Bullet

It’s been all over social media and online news the last couple of days - BBC to give out one million 'Micro Bit' computers to get kids coding. I’m a little skeptical... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 13, 2015 at 09:53 PM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Simplify Simplify Simplify

One of the things beginners do when learning how to program is to make things more complicated then they need to be. It’s a natural thing because they often don... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 12, 2015 at 06:32 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

How to teach Computer Science to 5-14yr Olds – #CSK8 Twitter Chat

Join CSTA K-8 task force for #CSK8 chat on Mar 11 8pm EST. Pedagogy- ‘How to teach’ Computer Science to 5-14yr olds. Not the What or Why. Discuss pair programming... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 11, 2015 at 07:28 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

YouthSpark Challenge for Change

Microsoft runs all sorts of competitions. Recently I read about the YouthSpark Challenge for Change. Since it is no open to 13 to 17 year olds (aka high school... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 10, 2015 at 06:19 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links 9 March 2015

Last week was SIGCSE in Kansas City. From all reports it was a great conference. I wasn’t there but I followed as close as I could via Twitter. The twitter stream... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 9, 2015 at 06:54 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Still More Hardware for Learning Software–But Why?

I get email. And I get twitter followers. Often these new followers or email senders are promoting some new gadget for teaching. This week it was RobotIX and Hackball... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 6, 2015 at 10:03 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Can I Give You A Hint?

Last month I attended a workshop on CodeHunt at Microsoft Research. A talk there by Daniel Perelman on Hint generation in Code Hunt (you can watch a video of his... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 4, 2015 at 06:34 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

It’s the Software Stupid

Computers are magic. Well to a few people they are. To others they are annoying and useless pieces of hardware. At least until you add software. I was reading Audrey... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 3, 2015 at 05:59 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links 2 March 2015

Back in school today. It was nice to have a break but I am looking forward to time with my students today. I got no school work done at all during the week off.... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | March 2, 2015 at 06:23 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Lessons in Time

The other day I was microwaving some food to heat it up. Ten seconds seemed like forever. I was actually able to do several other things while I waited. The microwave... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | February 26, 2015 at 09:34 AM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Simulations Are More Fun

One of my favorite computer science teachers, Judy Hromcik from Texas, posted a link to a video called “The last banana: A thought experiment in probability.” The... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | February 24, 2015 at 06:21 AM