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Computer Science Teacher: HS Computer Science Honor Society Survey
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This is Alfred Thompson's blog about computer science education and related topics. Friday, October 12, 2012. HS Computer Science Honor Society Survey. Dear CS Teacher, We are excited to be in the early stages of getting off the ground a National Honor Society for Computer Science! And we need your help! The answers you provide on this survey will be used to create a constitution for a new national computer honor society. Survey link: https:/ docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform? I havent heard anything ...
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Computer Science Teacher: #CSK8 has been nominated for a Bammy Award in Education
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This is Alfred Thompson's blog about computer science education and related topics. Wednesday, April 22, 2015. CSK8 has been nominated for a Bammy Award in Education. This effort and community has been nominated for a Bammy Education Award. What are the Bammy Awards? From the About the Bammy. The Bammy Awards is a cross-discipline honor. To vote you do need to register and log in. No charge and I have not seen spam from this in the past. Just a few brief updates on the process. Find and click on the nomi...
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Computer Science Teacher: Help expand K-5 computer science education
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This is Alfred Thompson's blog about computer science education and related topics. Saturday, April 11, 2015. Help expand K-5 computer science education. Saw this item via the CSTA announcements mailing list. Is hoping to expand K-5 computer science education by recruiting qualified computer science teachers who will prepare local elementary teachers to teach Code.org. Apply now: http:/ bit.ly/1Bu5Bhk. What is the K5 Affiliate Program? We implemented this model in September 2014 with 80 affiliates nation...
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Computer Science Teacher: Red Green–A different Hello World
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This is Alfred Thompson's blog about computer science education and related topics. Wednesday, May 06, 2015. Red Green–A different Hello World. Hello World is more or less the ubiquitous first program for most development environments. I hate it. It’s boring. It made a lot of sense in a command line environment but for a more graphical development especially with event driven programming it seems like a dull start. The irony is that you gave us a non-functioning illustration. Well Stephen I can write the...
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Computer Science Teacher: Code, Compile, Test, Repeat
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This is Alfred Thompson's blog about computer science education and related topics. Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Code, Compile, Test, Repeat. I came across this image on Facebook recently and it got me thinking. I encourage students to break a problem down into simple steps and test as they go along. I try to model this in my demonstrations with sample runs so that students can see partial results, find errors or missing steps, and then move on to making the program handle what ever is next. Once outlined a pr...
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Computer Science Teacher: Interesting Links 18 May 2015
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This is Alfred Thompson's blog about computer science education and related topics. Monday, May 18, 2015. Interesting Links 18 May 2015. Last week I made my travel arrangements for the Annual CSTA Conference. Http:/ Code.org targets high school computer science. Great news for the districts involved. I have some thoughts on what about the rest of us to share soon. In the mean time you will want to read Mike Zamansky’s blog post - What's Expedient vs what's good - curriculum vs teachers. 9 Anti-Patterns E...
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Computer Science Teacher: Coming soon – 2015 Computer Science Teachers Association’s annual conference
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This is Alfred Thompson's blog about computer science education and related topics. Sunday, May 17, 2015. Coming soon – 2015 Computer Science Teachers Association’s annual conference. With the Computer Science Teachers Association’s annual conference coming up in July there are a few things we thought you should know now that we’ve sprung into spring and we’re less than two months away:. 8211; Several workshops are at, or nearing capacity. 8211; Housing reservations close on: June 17. Every woman deserve...
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Computer Science Teacher: Interesting Links 11 May 2015
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This is Alfred Thompson's blog about computer science education and related topics. Monday, May 11, 2015. Interesting Links 11 May 2015. Other than that I picked up some links and even backed a couple of Kickstarters. I backed CHIP - The World's First Nine Dollar Computer. I also backed Linkitz: Wearable, Code-able Toys for Girls. This one is in the early stages and still needs a lot of money but I really like the ideas behind it. This one may be more useful in the long run than the $9 computer. Some of ...
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Computer Science Teacher: Office Mixes for Learning TouchDevelop
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This is Alfred Thompson's blog about computer science education and related topics. Tuesday, May 05, 2015. Office Mixes for Learning TouchDevelop. While looking for other things (you know how that goes) I found a series of Office Mixes. That teach how to program using TouchDevelop. They are mixed in as part of what looks like a more involved (though still basic) course. You can find the complete set in the Mixes loaded by Rane Johnson of Microsoft Research. Variables, Conditions, and Loops. As I looked i...
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