Who funded the Internet? I care that you don’t know what it is! « Computing Education Blog

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesEven in modern times it is possible for accounts of history to go awry. In this case it doesn’t even have the excuse of being ancient history.   Come to think of it, in some ways we are more at … Continue reading

CMEC Statement on Play-Based Learning

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesA great start…. play-based-learning_statement_EN.pdf (application/pdf Object). Of course, play lies at the core of innovation and creativity for adults too….. what do you think real scientists do all day? CMEC = Council of Ministers of Education CMEC StatementonPlay-BasedLearning     … Continue reading

What’s the opposite of anthropomorphism?

Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesDog Ownership and Video Games – NYTimes.com. Dog ownership is like a videogame….. The characters are unremarkable. The setting is ordinary. The action is dull. But like all games, owning a dog is about the quiet magic of doing. The … Continue reading

Where I’ve Been Online (weekly: July 15-21)

Approximate Reading Time: 6 minutes~ A record of places on the web I want to remember ~  20 Jul 12 HP Blogs – Knowing What Your Students Don’t Know – How InkSur… – The HP Blog Hub In the course of doing this she … Continue reading

Googlography 101: Searching on the Net

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesFor the last decade or so I’ve been saying that searching and sorting are going to be key skills (and that these are things we really need to concentrate on in CS Education). For about as long, I’ve also thought … Continue reading

Being Programmed: The 33 Digital Skills Every 21st Century Teacher should Have

Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesEducational Technology and Mobile Learning: The 33 Digital Skills Every 21st Century Teacher should Have. I’ve been teaching an EdTech course the last few weeks and we had our last class on Friday. I spent some time reading from Douglas … Continue reading

Search Engine Complexity Illustrated! (only not quite)

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteSearch Engine Complexity Illustrated!. A student in a class I’m teaching put this under my nose yesterday. Thanks L.B.! I’ve seen this before and thought it was quite good. It is, of course a gross oversimplification. Google is quite secretive … Continue reading

The Designer’s Notebook Now on Facebook

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Designer’s Notebook. Ernest Adams has created a FaceBook page that includes links to all of the Gamasutra Designer’s Notebook articles.   Very Cool. Cool, cool, cool.   Be the first to like. Like Unlike … Continue reading