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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
Interesting Links 23 April 2013
Yes I’m a day late with this post. It’s school vacation week in New Hampshire and I’ve had other things on my mind. These things happen. I have limited Internet...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Hopscotch–Visual Programming for iPads
is a new programming environment for the iPad. It is heavily influenced by Scratch from MIT but has nothing like the features of Scratch. It’s only in beta and...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Google Fellowship Opportunity for Up to 20 CS Teachers
For the past 3-4 months, Google has been working on a program that focuses on diversity and CS pipeline. They will be starting up a program to increase opportunities...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Fear of Being Boring
I recently came across Shawn Cornally‘s blog titled ThinkThankThunk and noticed that the subtitle is “Dealing with the fear of being a boring teacher.” That is...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
BIG Projects
I’ve been trying some different things this year. One experiment was to assign my C# students (this is a second programming course for most of them) to modify a...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
2013 CSTA Annual Conference Keynote Speakers Announced
The Computer Science Teachers Association is proud to announce the keynotes for the 2013 CSTA Annual Conference (formerly known as the Computer Science & Information...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 15 April 2013
Income taxes are due the end of the day today in the US. Thanks to computer software mine are done and in with a minimum of pain. It is amazing how much easierlearn...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
The Book Reimagined by Video Game Makers
VIDYA BOOKS: the book, as reimagined by video game makers is a Kickstarter project that is being spearheaded by someone I met while I was at Microsoft. Joe Booth...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Resources For Teaching Binary Numbers
Several years ago I wrote a post on my old blog with resources for teaching Binary. Since I no longer have access to that site I can’t update it with more links...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
SIGCT Recommendations for ISTE 2013
The annual ISTE conference is not known as a hot bed of opportunities for computer science teachers. Things look some what better this year though with 13 activities...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Lecture, Demo, Project
Or perhaps hear, see, do? I was asked about my teaching last week. What would my ideal class period look like. It was as they say a thinker. What I have been trying...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 8 April 2013
According to the daffodils in the front of the house it really is spring. A small pile of snow in my backyard is fighting but I think it is doomed to failure. I...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Thoughts on Bring Your Own Device to School
I seldom pay attention to the cars that students drive to school. I’m not that interested. Their technology on he other hand does interest me. I see all manner...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
The Problem With Projects
When teaching beginners how to program there are a whole cast of variables to deal with. One of them is finding learning projects or exercises that are complicated...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Computer Science Education and New York City
I’ve been following CS education events in my old home of New York City from a distance with great interest. As the song says if you can make it in New York you...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 1 April 2013
It’s April First which means both the real and virtual worlds will be filled with jokes and tricks and attempts to fool people. No jokes here though. I find most...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Relearning Math
One of the problems with teaching students how to tell the computer how to do calculations is that they have to learn a new way of expressing formulas. For example...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Turtle Graphics–Some Student Images
Earlier this week I introduced a simple Turtle graphics program. The program itself (written in Visual Basic) was created by one of the teachers I work with. It...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 25 March 2013
I’ll getting my feet under me again lately. I’m catching up on grading for one thing. And lesson planning and trying to have a life away from the computer. Having...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson