education

Survey Results Say: Don't Catch This Tech Phrase

There has been a strong push for teaching programming and computer skills to American students. Those in favor of teaching programming in schools may have more support for their objective after a recent survey about tech terms revealed respondents had some alarming—and funny—gaps in knowledge.

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The New Foreign Language: Computer Programming?

Spanish or JavaScript? This is a question public school students in the US could be asking themselves as they choose their future courses. In several states, government officials are pushing to have programming languages count for a student's foreign language requirements.

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Are Your Kids Coding Yet? Sign Them Up for the Hour of Code

Code.org is launching a program called the "Hour of Code"—a nationwide effort to introduce computer science to ten million students, coinciding with Computer Science Education Week in December 2013. Microsoft, Google, Apple, Amazon, and more than one hundred other partners are participating.

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Pamela Rentz
Education—A Promising Playing Field for Mobile and Cloud Technology

Mobile and cloud technology have become more versatile in the last decade with software products and applications touching varied disciplines. Education is one such major discipline where innovative software is taking root—benefiting learners, training organizations, and software makers.

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Put Down the Textbooks: Video Games Now Teaching How to Code

Learning to code is finally starting to take off with younger kids in the United States, and we may have video games to thank for it. Learn how companies are connecting with kids to teach them valuable skills while they're having fun doing what they love best—playing.

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Noel Wurst
Agile Moves into Our Homes and Schools

Not only has agile moved into our homes, it is now reaching into our schools. Agile methodology is in the process of changing the way corporations work, so it should come as no surprise that it is now changing the way we organize our personal lives as well.

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Steve Vaughn
A Six Year Old's First Foreign Language Starts with http://

Schools worldwide are experiencing the amazing benefits of teaching software development, coding skills, agile, and testing to children as young as six years old. Learn how the arrival of the Raspberry Pi has brought new, and incredibly necessary, life skills to students of all ages.

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Noel Wurst
Monetizing the Growth of Technology in Free, Online Education

As the debate rolls on about how to handle America's massive student loan debts, an alternative for the future is being adressed—making school cheaper, if not free. Massive open online courses are springing up everywhere, and software developers should take notice of new work opportunities.

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Noel Wurst