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Computer Science Course Offerings in High School Spur More Students to Coding Degrees

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In recent years high schools across the country have been adding computer science courses, and there is a movement to make them ubiquitous. The study found that taking a computer science course had the greatest impact for female students, Black students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

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Know Computer Hardware

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Learning computers starts in kindergarten with understanding hardware. Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. This lesson plan (#103 in the lesson plan book noted below) includes three pages.

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How to Backup and Image Your Computer

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This week, I’ll post updated suggestions to get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of projects you’ll swear to accomplish in New Year resolutions. For details on backing up your computer, check out LifeHacker , PC World , and Windows online help. There’s no reason for that. I use @acronis.

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Freedom To Teach Computer Science Our Way

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For example As CS becomes more part of the system I expect teachers to have less freedom in what they teach and how they teach. In talking to a lot of teachers at CSTA 2022, I realized that most CS teachers have a lot of freedom in what they teach as CS and how they teach it. That is both exciting and scary.

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Looking Back on Computer Science Education 2023

Computer Science Teacher

Things have calmed down some since earlier in the year but educators are still grappling with what it all means for how there teach. A lot of so called experts are saying things like “just change how you teaching ways that make ChatGPT not useful”. There seems to be a rapid growth in unqualified teachers teaching Computer Science.

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Welcome New Computer Science Teachers

Computer Science Teacher

For one thing a lot of teachers have been voluntold that they are going to teach computer science in the fall.Some have never taught CS before. Others have some CS background but are being asked to teach a more advanced course. Hopefully, all CS teachers join the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA).

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8+ Ways to Speed Up Your Computer

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This week, I’ll post updated suggestions to get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of projects you’ll swear to accomplish in New Year resolutions. 8+ Ways to Speed Up Your Computer Sort through Documents and get rid of those you don’t need anymore. Get one just large enough to boot up your computer.

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