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Infographic: A Snapshot of the Class of 2013

Posted on May 8, 2013 by jdioguardi

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Cornell NYC Tech, Planned for Roosevelt Island, Starts Up in Chelsea – NYTimes.com

Posted on April 12, 2013 by jdioguardi

By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA Published: April 12, 2013 IF all the hopes and hype are warranted, a nondescript third-floor loft in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan offers a glimpse of the future, for New York City and for Cornell University. In truth, … Continue reading →

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Opening a Gateway for Girls to Enter the Computer Field – NYTimes.com

Posted on April 3, 2013 by jdioguardi

BY CLAIRE CAIN MILLER WHEN Julia Geist was asked to draw a picture of a computer scientist last year, the 16-year-old sketched a businessman wearing glasses and a tie. Looking around at her classmates’ drawings, she saw similar depictions of … Continue reading →

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Software Engineering School Was Teacher’s Idea, but It’s Been Done City’s Way – NYTimes.com

Posted on April 1, 2013 by jdioguardi

By JENNIFER MILLER Published: March 29, 2013 At last year’s State of the City speech, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced the creation of a public high school called the Academy for Software Engineering. The school would be part of an ambitious … Continue reading →

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The dark side of the beloved Python | ITworld

Posted on March 25, 2013 by jdioguardi

The dark side of the beloved Python The schism between Python 2.x and 3.x and other deficiencies frustrate its enthusiastic developer community By Paul Krill, InfoWorld |  Software, python March 25, 2013, 3:11 PM — Python, the popular dynamic language, offers conciseness … Continue reading →

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Lockheed Martin Harnesses Quantum Technology – NYTimes.com

Posted on March 24, 2013 by jdioguardi

Quantum computing is so much faster than traditional computing because of the unusual properties of particles at the smallest level. Instead of the precision of ones and zeros that have been used to represent data since the earliest days of … Continue reading →

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Introducing Kids to Java Programming Using Minecraft (Arun Gupta, Miles to go …)

Posted on March 24, 2013 by jdioguardi

Minecraft is a wildly popular game among elementary and middle schoolers. The game allows players to build constructions of textured cubes in a 3D world. My son has been playing the game for about a year, lets say addicted to … Continue reading →

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Where Does Tech-ed Belong in Edtech? | EdSurge News

Posted on March 14, 2013 by jdioguardi

Students need to learn how to create, not consume, technologies in the classroom. Edtech is about the use of technology in education, but does it include technology education? Should it include computer science education? “Edtech” is an all-inclusive term, and … Continue reading →

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