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Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration
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From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
One of my goals this year is to improve my demonstration code. As part of that I want some demos that build on top of one another. A lot of things beginners code...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | September 27, 2018 at 06:53 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
About five years ago I interviewed Doug Bergman for my occasional series of interviews with computer science teachers. Doug is constantly doing new things so I...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | September 25, 2018 at 12:21 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Not long ago someone asked on Facebook for great HS CS programs to visit. Three schools came up quickly and repeatedly. Two are large magnet high schools and one...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | September 21, 2018 at 11:42 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
The more I talk to people about what should be included in high school computer science the more I thing of the Indian story of the blind men and the elephant.I...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | September 18, 2018 at 11:11 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
There was a lot of good CS education activity on Twitter this past weekend. I know I missed a lot of it but some things did stand out for me. One of these was this...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | September 17, 2018 at 10:01 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
I drove behind a Google Maps Street view car for a couple of miles today. Things I wondered about:
Will my car show up on Street View?
What is it like to be one...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | September 16, 2018 at 06:57 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Last week Bill Gates visited the Academy for Software Engineering, a computer science focused high school in New York City. and wrote about his visit. At firstThat...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | September 10, 2018 at 08:38 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Recipients of the NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing receive engraved awards, scholarship and internship opportunities, entry to a peer-network of technical...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | September 5, 2018 at 09:17 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Sometime when I was around age 11 or 12 I learned about different number systems. I was fascinated with the concepts involved. I literally spent hours experimenting...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | September 4, 2018 at 08:04 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Blocks or text? Which should I use with beginners? On one hand, I read research backed articles like Mark Guzdial’s High school students learning programming do...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | August 29, 2018 at 11:02 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Most programming textbooks just are not what I am looking for. They are too long. They are too dull. And they are written for teachers to use not for students to...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | August 18, 2018 at 03:39 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Things have been moving right along in New Hampshire. First we developed CS teacher certification (a joint effort with the department of education and a team of...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | August 8, 2018 at 05:14 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
One of the things I tell students is that computer science is relevant to a lot of careers that they may not think of at first. An announcement I read last week...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | August 5, 2018 at 11:33 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Two weeks from today I return to school for teacher orientation. Students come in the next week. Things are getting real. While I have been thinking about school...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | August 3, 2018 at 08:09 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Do you know a student working on an amazing computer science project? Maybe they need some recognition to take them to the next level. The Cutler-Bell Prize may...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | August 2, 2018 at 06:16 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Too often people think of ethics, accessibility, and security as condiments; something to add at the end rather than ingredients essential from the beginning.Last...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | July 26, 2018 at 08:33 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
The ACM has released the latest update for the ACM Code of Ethics. It’s an interesting and important document. I wonder how many computing professionals know about...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | July 18, 2018 at 12:18 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Narrator: Alfred Thompson, you’ve just attended an amazing CSTA Conference. Now what?Alfred: I’m going to Disney World!And so I did. I just got home from aboutEven...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | July 16, 2018 at 08:21 PM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
One of the big announcements at the recent Computer Science Teachers Association conference was that Microsoft is donating two million dollars to CSTA over the...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | July 12, 2018 at 06:21 AM
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Contrary to popular opinion I did not do it for the free t-shirt. Certaport was offering teachers at the CSTA Conference the opportunity to take a MTA exam (orMakeCode...Alfred Thompson From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | July 11, 2018 at 08:56 PM