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Monthly Archives: November 2012
IEEE TryComputing Web site
The IEEE has a new Web site about computing as a career. It is targeted at pre-university students.
I like the career discovery page.
http://www.trycomputing.org/discover/career-finder
A HUGE list of opportunities for students, including scholarships
http://trycomputing.org/inspire/computing-student-opportunities
Some good lessons
Top 5 Programming Tools for Kids
http://www.linuxlinks.com/article/20121110070931617/ProgrammingToolsKids.html
The programming languages and associated tools featured in this article aim to create new ways of helping students create projects that appeal to younger minds.
They look at Scratch, Hackety Hack, Processing, Alice and Greenfoot.