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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
Microsoft Stores Thrilled to Become FIRST Sponsors!
In an exciting new partnership, Microsoft Stores across the country are teaming up with FIRST robotics teams to provide Kinect hardware and software development...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 9 January 2012
Wow! What a weekend I had. Microsoft was pretty involved with the kick off of this year
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Kinect for FRC 2012
Tomorrow is the official kickoff for the FIRST Robotics Competition. One of the things that means is that today is a day of workshops at FIRST Place in Manchester...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
CS & IT 2012
Back in the end of November I posted the call for proposals for the 12th Annual Computer Science & Information Technology Conference. Did you see it? Have you been...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Microsoft Bliink 2012 Illinois Web Design Competition
Registration for the Microsoft Bliink 2012 Illinois Web Design Competition is now open. Bliink (http://bit.ly/Bliink) is open to Illinois students ages 13-19 participating...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Computer Science Orphans
I had a conversation with one one of the senior managers of the FIRST Lego League challenge. FIRST Lego League or FLL is a robot related competition for students...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 02 January 2012
Happy New Year! My best wishes for a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year to all my readers. Today is technically the last day of y vacation. Back to a full day...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Let
I was watching an episode of Mythbusters the other day. I always enjoy that show and while most of the attention goes to the two main stars my favorite is Grant...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Top Most Read Posts of 2011
It may be a little early to post this but not much. At this point it would be a big surprise if some other post made it into this list. These fifteen posts were...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 26 December 2011
Well I spent more time on the computer in general and blogging last week then I intended. I may have a problem. I managed to ignore a lot of email and didn
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Top Most Read Posts of 2011
It may be a little early but not much. At this point it would be a big surprise if some other post made it into this list. These fifteen posts were far and away...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Kinect Educators
One of the great things in my job is the chance to make connections between people doing interesting things. Lately a lot has been happening in the world of educational...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
One Compile A Day
A recent blog post by Ian Bogost (The Virtues of Long Compiles) has me thinking once again about the trouble with fast compiles. How would you program differently...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
SIGCSE 2012 For Computing Teachers
This is another of several recent “CSTA Blasts” that I am posting on my blog. If you are a member of the Computer Science Teachers Association you will have seen...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Textbooks
I was reading through a couple of blog posts by Garth Flint earlier today. I
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Help Shape the CSTA Annual Conference: Be a Proposal Reviewer
This is one of several recent
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
CS AP Principles
A number of universities around the US are piloting courses to fit the proposed Advanced Placement CS Principles course. At the University of Washington Bothell...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 19 December 2011
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From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
First Do No Harm
I came across a great quote by Pablo Picasso the other day
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson