The Answer Pad Pencil Code Frank Potter's Science Gems Lessons Worth Sharing Can you teach yourself synesthesia (“The Fallible Mind” blog at Psychology Today)? Cytowic's lecture at the Library of Congress: “Music and the Brain: How Synesthesia Affects Creativity” The Hirshhorn Museum gallery talk during the exhibit, “Visual Music.” Here's Richard Cytowic's website. Are you interested in some books to learn more about synesthesia? Are you a visual synesthete? Excerpt from Wednesday is Indigo Blue: Discovering the Brain of Synesthesia (click on “Click to look inside”) The visuals in this video really helped enhance Cytowic's words.
9 great free activities for Hour of Code Annual Hour of Code, during Computer Science Education Week, encourages educators and students to participate in one hour of coding Computer science skills have enjoyed more time in the spotlight as educators, policymakers and celebrities tout the importance of coding and programming skills. This year’s Hour of Code reinforces computer science’s growing importance. The Hour of Code asks students, teachers, and anyone who is interested to devote at least one hour to coding during Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 7-11). Participants can choose from guided tutorials or can join in scheduled Hour of Code activities that education or community groups have organized. According to Code.org, the group behind the Hour of Code, there will be 1 million more computer science jobs than students by 2020, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics projections. Following are 9 resources to help students and educators participate in the Hour of Code during Computer Science Education Week.
Activate Your Mind! TikaTok - Classroom Book Publishing Coding Boot Camps Fast Track Females into Innovation by Natalie Shoemaker The gender gap is Silicon Valley, where fewer than one in five technical employees are women, is no longer a well-kept secret. But we can't just blame the computing industry for its dearth of female workers. Some institutions have been able to bring women back into the fold and bring those graduate rates up to 38 percent. In these programs, most people don't have the same prior experience with computers as someone who may be a CS major in college, which is what makes coding boot camps so attractive to women. In 1984, 37 percent of computer science degrees were awarded to women. Manoush Zomorodi, host of Note to Self, reported on the case of Harvey Mudd College. Next they organized classes to minimize intimidation by splitting up students into two courses. It's an interesting approach; the only thing left to solve are the problems facing women after graduation. Read more at Fast Co. and WNYC. Photo Credit: Matt Cardy / Stringer/ Getty
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