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Robotics | About our Tech Toy | OZOBOT

Hi, I’m Ozobot Your Game Piece with Brains I provide kids and techies an expressive way to learn and play with robotics in a variety of social and interactive settings. I come to life when you create mazes, tracks and … Continue reading

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Trinket helps you teach with code

Run Code in any BrowserTrinket lets you run and write code in any browser, on any device.Students can get started instantly, with no need to log in, download plugins, or install software.Yes, it’s that easy! Click the run button to … Continue reading

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Lightbot: Teaching Rudimentary Coding Concepts to Students | Edudemic

By Edudemic Staff on January 14, 2015 After I tested Lightbot for a week in my classroom and analyzed other online reviews, I can unreservedly endorse it as the best educational programming game for iOS and Android. Relative to competitors, … Continue reading

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Is Foreign Language Training the Key to Creating More Coders? | EdSurge News

Tony Zanders Dec 29, 2014 With foreign language degree programs going on the chopping block across the country, and media, business and education leaders sensationalizing the need for a million coders by 2020, one would assume that investment in foreign … Continue reading

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EngageCSEdu

EngageCSEdu is a dynamic collection of high-quality, open course materials for introductory computer science (CS) courses. Materials were contributed by faculty from across the country. Developed by the National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) and Google, the goal … Continue reading

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What Can Programmers and Writers Learn From One Another? | MindShift

Katrina Schwartz | November 11, 2014 Proponents of stronger computer science and programming courses in schools generally focus on the usefulness of those skills in today’s world. Some argue that computer programming should be offered instead of a foreign language … Continue reading

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Google Computer Science for High School

Curiosity should be encouraged While an introduction to CS concepts at earlier ages encourages more diversity among scholars and practitioners in the field, there are not enough instructors prepared to guide our next generation of innovators.Through annual grants, CS4HS supports … Continue reading

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Learn To Program TV

LearnToProgram Media is a leading publisher of web, mobile, and game development courses that are used by over 125,000 people in 65 countries. LearnToProgram’s valuable network of technical resources includes content on YouTube, iTunes, and Roku, as well as books, … Continue reading

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Computer Science for Fun – cs4fn

Welcome to cs4fn : the fun side of Computer Science! Welcome to the fun side of computer science! Explore how computer science is also about people, solving puzzles, creativity, changing the future and, most of all, having fun. via Computer … Continue reading

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About the Project | Dronecode

The Dronecode Project is an open source, collaborative project that brings together existing and future open source drone projects under a nonprofit structure governed by The Linux Foundation. The result will be a common, shared open source platform for Unmanned … Continue reading

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