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Monthly Archives: February 2013
From NAND to Tetris
Building a Modern Computer from First Principles The site contains all the software tools and project materials necessary to build a general-purpose computer system from the ground up. We also provide a set of lectures designed to support a typical … Continue reading
Few Students Make Time to Study Computer Science
http://www.acm.org/runningonempty/exec_summary.pdf The ACM news summary refers to another article by includes the above as its foundation: Few Students Make Time to Study Computer Science Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (PA) (02/20/11) Amy Crawford ACM and the Computer Science Teachers Association’s recent Running on … Continue reading
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Exploring Computer Science Curriculum
Anne, Jennie, and Mary, I read in the May 2012 edition of the CSTA Voice that the Chicago Public Schools was adopting the Exploring Computer Science curriculum for students. CPS is also providing PD for its faculty to support their … Continue reading
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Alice
Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web. Alice is a freely available teaching tool designed to … Continue reading
Bootstrap
Bootstrap is a FREE curriculum for students ages 12-16, which teaches them to program their own videogames using purely algebraic and geometric concepts. Our mission is to use students’ excitement and confidence around gaming to directly apply algebra to create … Continue reading
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CodeHS
CodeHS has everything you need to teach CS in your high school. We’ve been teaching at Stanford for the last 3 years, and we’re creating the best possible online learning experience inspired by our work there. via CodeHS.
Berners-Lee calls for computer science education at a younger age | VG247
Mon, Jan 28, 2013 | 12:29 GMT Story by Dave Cook Accredited with creating the World Wide Web, Tim Berners-Lee Knows a thing or two about the possibilities of computer coding. In a new new interview, Berners-Lee has called for an … Continue reading
Raspberry Pi, a Computer Tinkerer’s Dream – NYTimes.com
By JOHN BIGGS Published: January 30, 2013 Raspberry Pi may sound like the name of a math-based dessert. But it is actually one of the hottest and cheapest little computers in the world right now. Almost one million of these … Continue reading
jQuery
jQuery is a fast, small, and feature-rich JavaScript library. It makes things like HTML document traversal and manipulation, event handling, animation, and Ajax much simpler with an easy-to-use API that works across a multitude of browsers. With a combination of … Continue reading
AppInventor.org
AppInventor.org is the site for learning how to program mobile apps using MIT’s App Inventor. The site provides an on-line book and video lessons that step you through the creation of successively more complex apps. These tutorials are refined versions … Continue reading