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Is Programming The New High School Diploma?

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Karl

Daniel Markham makes the case for incorporating programming into what we consider literacy in his post “Programming is the new High School Diploma”. I’m not sure I’d go as far as he would, but this is not an idea to … Continue reading →

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Introducing Programming in College with Scratch

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Karl

I’ve mentioned Scratch as a way to introduce children to programming, but it works just as well, maybe even more so, as a way of introducing teenagers and adults to programming! Don’t take it from me though, take it from … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on Project-Based computer science education

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Karl

Recently I had the pleasure of assisting someone who lives at Connelly House, managed by Project HOME, in bringing his music to YouTube. He was a 50ish year old man, suffering from disability, with no internet or real computing experience … Continue reading →

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Programming, along with Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic – start NOW

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Karl

Matt Ruzicka wonders what could have happened if his school was visited by someone who shared how programming has less to do with something he could learn in college, and more to do with what he was actually doing in … Continue reading →

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