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About | TEALS

Posted on January 2, 2016 by jdioguardi

Partnering with teachers and schools TEALS pairs computer science professionals from across the industry with classroom educators to team-teach CS in high schools throughout the U.S. Started in 2009 by Microsoft employee Kevin Wang, who developed and ran the program … Continue reading →

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Creative Coding Through Games and Apps – Microsoft Virtual Academy

Posted on December 22, 2015 by jdioguardi

Educators, use this free video and downloadable curriculum package to teach programming to secondary students, in a real software development environment. Source: Creative Coding Through Games and Apps – Microsoft Virtual Academy

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TouchDevelop

Posted on January 30, 2014 by jdioguardi

TouchDevelop makes learning programming exciting! You can write code directly on any device and you can directly use sensors and media via high-level APIs. It’s easy to create games and apps, publish them or tweak those published by others. You … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Small Basic

Posted on February 3, 2013 by jdioguardi

Help your students start writing their first programs quickly and easily. With only 15 keywords and an inviting development environment, Small Basic is structured to help them succeed. Students who wish to advance their software development skills can also take … Continue reading →

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Micorosot Kodu

Posted on February 3, 2013 by jdioguardi

Teach your students programming by letting them have fun creating and playing their own games. Kodu is a visual programming language made specifically for creating games. It is designed to be accessible for children and enjoyable for anyone. The programming … Continue reading →

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