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Interesting Links 11 January 2010
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links 11 January 2010

I’m headed to Tuesday night. I’m looking forward to helping with some Expression Web workshops and spending time at the Microsoft booth. I’m also hoping to meet...

Starter Resources for Robotics Learning
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Starter Resources for Robotics Learning

iRobot is probably the best known robotics company in the US. Their Roomba vacuuming robots and other household robots are widely used all over the place including...

Intel Schools of Distinction 2010
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Intel Schools of Distinction 2010

An announcement arrived in my inbox about applications being open for this year’s Intel Schools of Distinction awards. Microsoft is one of the sponsors BTW. This...

High School Students Competing Against University Students
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

High School Students Competing Against University Students

I’ve been saying for some time that the overlap between high end high school students and low end university students is greater than many people realize. Whengame...

Interesting Links January 4th 2010
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Interesting Links January 4th 2010

Happy New Year everyone. Are you back to school or work yet? I took two weeks off and really enjoyed myself. I didn’t spend much time on the Internet as usual so...

What Should We Teach Software Developers
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

What Should We Teach Software Developers

The great thing about having the career and credentials that Bjarne Stroustrup has is that he can talk about the “Emperor’s clothing” with out people saying “you...

Monte Carlo Simulation - Roulette
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Monte Carlo Simulation - Roulette

In theory, theory and practice as the same. In practice, all too often, they are not. Sometimes running a simulation can help one separate theory and reality. For...

Keeping It Simple
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Keeping It Simple

Sample code is a great way to learn how to do things in computer programming. The problem for many beginners is that a lot of sample code is written by professionals...

Monte Carlo Simulation
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Monte Carlo Simulation

Random numbers are fun. Really they are. They are at the heart of gambling for sure but they are also a key part of what is called a Monte Carlo Simulation. These...

Microsoft bliink Contest in the State of Illinois
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Microsoft bliink Contest in the State of Illinois

I made mention of this announcement when it was first made in October. I hope that if you are at a high school in Illinois you know about this and are getting involved...

Women and Computer Science
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Women and Computer Science

The Internet was a buzz last week with reports of a study done on the effects of environment on women’s interest in computer science. (Links to articles below)Rock...
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