Coding
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.
Smart List: Coding & Computer Science, Assessment & Data Resources
The 3rd Annual Smart Lists continue! Today we’re celebrating coding, computer science and data resources including BrightBytes, LightSide, BLOC, and SAS.
Machine Learning: The New Infrastructure for Everything
Enter the rise of machine learning--programming computers to learn from data. With a good machine learning algorithm more data means more learning. Machine learning draws from neuroscience, evolution, psychology, physics, and statistics to build better algorithms.
3 Reasons Coding Should Be a Core Subject
By: Mark Engelberg. In today’s digital world, when we teach our kids critical thinking and logic skills through computer science, we are programming them for success.
Humans Are Underrated: What High Achievers Know That Brilliant Machines Never Will
By: Daniel Rabuzzi. Geoff Colvin, long-time senior editor of Fortune, has written a very important book for all of us engaged in education and youth development: Humans Are Underrated: What High Achievers Know That Brilliant Machines Never Will.
EdTech 10: On The Come Up
With news like free programs for teachers to learn to how to code and build school websites, and the announcements of new fellows, a thought leading blog series, and investments, this week’s EdTech news was all about the come up. That’s to say this week was focused on successes and new opportunities to seize and succeed.
Your Kid Just Said He’s Not Going to College, Now What?
Your kid says he’s not going to college, what do you do? Start by asking Jr. how he thinks he’s going to make a living and if he’s got longer term aspirations. Listen before advising. If and when it makes sense, run these seven HigherEd options by Jr.