In honor of Computer Science Education Week, I am doing a series about Computer Science. The first post was about how I got into the field. Today's topic is "programming for fun." Maybe you're in a ...
For more information, go to http://csedweek.org. To participate, go to http://hourofcode.com/ac. In an hour, students can learn some coding basics through a project ...
There are efforts to promote coding to kids, but they're typically aimed at an older demographic — few young children are ready to sit at a keyboard and start writing. Play-i hopes to foster that ...
Coding is a big deal right now. Worldwide, 36 million kids have taken part in “Hour of code” activities, helping them become active, rather than passive users of technology and starting learning that ...
Every parent dreams of raising the next Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg whenever they see their child navigating technology with the greatest of ease. If you want to see if they really have an interest ...
I recently read (sort of) Frederick Brooks's The Mythical Man-Month. As I understand it, this book is a cult classic, and I was very curious to read it. It's about software project management, and ...
The toy robot wars are heating up. The latest contestant? Cubetto, a wood-skinned bot with some deep industry backing. Cubetto is a Montessori approved programming toy specifically designed for ...
President Donald Trump visits North Dakota to ride the Freedom 250 Train and go to Theodore Roosevelt’s Presidential Museum. by Leon Harris WASHINGTON (WJLA) – Fifth and sixth graders at D.C.'s KIPP ...