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Finally, a Way to Teach Coding to the Touchscreen Generation | WIRED
[A] new app might be able to break through that passivity by meeting the Touchscreen generation where their fingers live. ScratchJr is a new iPad variation of the Scratch programming language, a tool created at MIT to help teach kids to code. The premise for both is the same: instead of text, Scratch uses interlocking colored blocks to mimic the logical structures and functions of a typical grown-up programming language. Scratch scripts allow their creators to direct and interact with “sprites”—cartoonish characters on the screen. By introducing kids to coding without the hurdles of arcane syntax and bug-prevention, the hope is that they’ll become engaged enough with the process that their sensibilities will shift.
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The NSA Is Funding a Project to Roll All Programming Languages Into One | Gizmodo
Why bother having to learn HTML5, JavaScript, PHP, CSS and XML, when you could just learn one? Well, thats exactly what an NSA-funded project at Carnegie Mellon University seeks to achieve.The “polyglot” programming language is called Wyvern—the name comes from a a mythical dragon-like reature with two legs instead of four—and is designed to help unify the way apps and websites are created.
READ: The NSA Is Funding a Project to Roll All Programming Languages Into One | Gizmodo
Woman Puts Deus Ex On Computer Chip In Her Hand | Kotaku
Zoe Quinn doesn’t just make heartfelt, experimental games like Depression Quest. She’s also pretty set on becoming a cyborg, judging from the cyberpunk as hell implants she’s gotten over the last couple of years.
READ MORE: Woman Puts Deus Ex On Computer Chip In Her Hand | Kotaku
‘Hour of Code’ Offers Free Coding Lessons | PCMag.com
Code.org today launched a massive campaign aimed at encouraging kids to learn computer programming.
Kicking off Computer Science Education Week, the nonprofit organization joined forces with supporters like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Reid Hoffman, and Jack Dorsey to get students, teachers, and parents excited about coding.
The “Hour of Code” initiative, first announced in October, provides an interactive introduction through online tutorials. Are you just a beginner looking to learn the basics, or have you already mastered one coding language and want to pick up another? Visit Code.org to find coaching on building apps and Web pages, programming robots, and more.
Read: ‘Hour of Code’ Offers Free Coding Lessons | News & Opinion | PCMag.com.
Which Programming Language Should I Learn First? | LifeHacker
Dear Lifehacker,
With all the buzz about learning to code, I’ve decided to give it a try. The problem is, I’m not sure where to start. What’s the best programming language for a beginner like me?
Signed,
Could-Be Coder
Dear Could-Be,
That’s probably one of the most popular questions from first-time learners, and it’s something that educators debate as well. The thing is, you can ask ten programmers what the best language is to get your feet wet with and you could get ten different answers—there are thousands of options. Which language you start with depends not only on how beginner-friendly it is, though, but also the kind of projects you want to work on, why you’re interested in coding in the first place, and perhaps also whether you’re thinking of doing this for a living. Here are some considerations and suggestions to help you decide.
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Readworthy: Education & Technology, Librarianship
Education & Technology
- Twenty tips for interpreting scientific claims | nature
- Inkling’s E-Books Put the Consumer in Charge | Mashable
- The 15 Best Websites, According to Redditors | Mashable
- Striking Back Against Censorship | WordPress has a new censorship policy.
- Tech sector hiring more women, data shows… or is it? | CNET
- Apple Doesn’t Want to Pay the Feds’ E-Book Lawyer $70,000 a Week | AllThingsD
- Google building Spark, a Web-based development tool | CNET
- E-books ‘too pricey for 16-24 market’ | The Bookseller
Librarianship
- Concordia opens Mordecai Richler Reading Room | Quill & Quire
- Books are still most durable way to store information | Salon
- OverDrive Rolls Out “Netflix-like” Streaming Video Pilot for Libraries and Schools | The Digital Shift
- The Totally Awesome Way Some Libraries Are Tackling Hunger | HuffPo
- Libraries Change Lives | HuffPo
- Archive of General Wolfe’s personal letters is coming to Canada | Globe & Mail
Primo Is An Arduino Robot That Teaches Kids Programming Logic Through Play [Kickstarter] | TechCrunch
Dan Shapiro’s Robot Turtles board game Kickstarter showed there is serious appetite for kids’ games that aren’t just fun to play with but also sneakily teach core coding principles. Instead of the $25,000 he was aiming for, Shapiro raised more than $630,000. Geeky moms and dads clearly have money, and will spend it on the right bit of educational kit.
With that kind of Kickstarter community response, it’s pretty likely we’re set to see a wave of educational toys doing cool fun stuff with programming principles. To wit, meet Primo: a physical programming interface that teaches children programming logic while they control the movements of an Arduino-powered robot.
Read: Primo Is An Arduino Robot That Teaches Kids Programming Logic Through Play | TechCrunch.
A Girl Who Codes | Fast Company
Computing has always been a boys’ club. How 18-year-old nikita rau–and other young women like her–are finally changing that.
Read: A Girl Who Codes | Fast Company | Business + Innovation.
Facebook Launches Open Academy To Give Kids College Credit For Open Source Contributions | TechCrunch
A perfect GPA isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? Advancing an open source project. To help computer science students prepare for jobs (and boost its own recruiting efforts) Facebook today publicly launched Open Academy. The partnership with premier CS universities sets up a special class where students get college credit for contributing to open source projects.
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