Coding
EdTech 10: Dollars, Deals and Developments
This week’s EdTech 10 is overflowing with news of dollars, deals and developments in EdTech, as well as new resources for policy and practice.
How Robotics is Transforming STEM in Elementary Schools
In elementary school, students are starting the transition to learning by reading, and robots make it possible for them to work through problems visually and experiment with concepts they are learning.
How the Hour of Code can Make a Difference for Critically & Terminally Ill Students
Computer Science Education Week is a timely reminder that we need ways of enabling the most marginalized children to be included in activities like Hour of Code.
Hey Mom, Can We Code This Weekend?
I was asked this by our eight year old son, Luke, just a few days ago. What prompted it? He got to make a device upon which he could also game, and would eventually code.
Is Coding the Most Important Language to Learn Right Now?
Five important reasons for expanding access to coding learning experiences in K-12 and why the ability to code can level the playing field and provide access to postsecondary and well paying jobs.
10 Coding & Computer Science Blogs to Bookmark
In celebration of Hour of Code and Computer Science Education Week (December 7-11) we dug into the Getting Smart vault to share our top 10 favorite coding and computer science blogs. They are packed full of resources for educators, parents, students and thought leaders.
A Challenge to Bring Making Into Hour of Code
For Hour of Code, dig deeper below the surface of computer science. I'll even offer a specific activity to try out, even if you're not a computer science expert: Challenge your students to build a mechanical 4-bit Boolean adder, inventing their own physical logic gates.
EdTech 10: It’s a Small World
It's been a fun few days hanging out with Mickey and 3,000 of our friends at the iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium. Here's 10 big updates in EdTech.
5 Things You Need to Know About the Hour of Code
By Mike Ritchie: The Hour of Code. How are students learning it? Who is teaching it? And at the end of the hour, what do students know that they didn’t know before?
How Will Machine Learning Impact Your Life?
Machine learning is supporting the development of new tools. So what does this mean for millennials and their careers? "Familiarize yourself with all the things that computers do in your line of work, so that you can become a close collaborator with them,” says Tom Davenport.