Team uses video games to spark kids' interest in coding
(Phys.org) —In grade school classrooms across the country, students have been hard at work this semester trying to figure out how to smash a virtual frog with a virtual truck.
(Phys.org) —In grade school classrooms across the country, students have been hard at work this semester trying to figure out how to smash a virtual frog with a virtual truck.
Software
Dec 12, 2013
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If you want teams of students to stay engaged while playing educational games, you might want them to switch seats pretty often. That's one finding from a pilot study that evaluated how well middle school students were able ...
Social Sciences
Jul 15, 2013
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It's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college.
Other
May 21, 2013
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Tech start-ups could be worth Aus$109 billion (US$111 billion) to the Australian economy by 2033—on a par with retail or education—and create half a million jobs, a report for Google found Tuesday.
Business
Apr 23, 2013
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To students in Jennifer Burg's computer science classes, making music is the main objective. But her goal is to get them to understand how the underlying technology works – and to love it so much they decide on a science-based ...
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2013
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Computer-related technology is increasingly driving the U.S. economy, yet computer science education is scant in most American elementary and secondary school classrooms and the number of introductory and Advanced Placement ...
Social Sciences
Dec 6, 2010
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Amazon will provide $4 million in scholarships for 100 high school students as part of its new program to support computer science education.
Business
Apr 3, 2019
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New York state is making a $6 million investment in computer training for teachers.
Social Sciences
Apr 9, 2018
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Google is teaming up with Chance the Rapper to bring computer science education to Chicago's public schools.
Other
Dec 7, 2017
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A coalition of businesses including Amazon, Google and General Motors has agreed to give $300 million to boost K-12 computer science programs across the U.S.
Business
Sep 26, 2017
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