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10 Best US Colleges for Computer Science

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If you’re a senior in HS looking to continue your tech education, we have a list of the ten best colleges that will help you perfect your skills: 10 Best Colleges in the USA to Study Computer Science. Computer Science is a desirable degree for many students as it has great prospects and is linked to innovation in technology.

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When Bots Go to Class

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The unusual idea seems in some ways like a publicity stunt to call attention to a the academic major it offers in artificial intelligence — and local TV news stations pounced on the notion that nonhuman classmates would be participating side-by-side in hybrid college classes with T-shirt-clad young people.

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This Program Is Empowering the Next Generation of Computational Thinkers

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In 2015, the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust set out to develop a computational thinking (CT) and coding education initiative of world-class standard, based on up-to-date teaching tools and proven pedagogy. This goes beyond simply embedding computational thinking into a curriculum; it’s really about empowerment.

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35 Resources for Read Across America Day

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Quickly turn off the computer and be sure to tell your mom. Librivox –free public domain audio books Loyal Books Many Books– Over 33,000 ebooks that can be browsed by language, author, title. There is also a collection of 550,000 modern eBooks that may be borrowed by anyone with a free archive.org account.

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What Higher Ed Gets Wrong About AI Chatbots — From the Student Perspective

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And as someone who is also a former journalist and editor for EdSurge, I recognize that we should never plagiarize, and that artificially-intelligent chatbots are very, very capable of responding to prompts like “Write me a 500-word essay on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.” Perhaps we need to reframe the idea of what AI chatbots can do.

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How a Holden Caulfield Chatbot Helped My Students Develop AI Literacy

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My student stood next to my desk, computer resting on both hands, his eyes wide with a mixture of fear and excitement. And they were eager to do that through a new tool — it gave them a chance to evaluate the hyped-up market for artificial intelligence (AI) for themselves. “I think I’m talking to Salinger. Can I ask?”

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RobotLAB Receives EDTech Chronicle 2023 ‘BESTIE’ Award for Landmark Partnership with American Samoa Dept. of Education.

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Inked in late 2023, RobotLAB’s partnership with the American Samoa Department of Education provided education technology solutions for all K-12 public schools in the island nation, including special education bundles for schools that offer autism therapy.

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