I found this blog written by David Warlick. His blog is called 2₵ Worth-Teaching and Learning in the new information landscape...Here is a link to his last blog about computer science. It is very interesting reading. We used to have AP computer Science at MHS. When the teacher retired no one wanted to teach it. AP classes are plenty of work. He makes some pretty good points about what we are teaching students about not only computer science but computers in general. Let me know what you think.
Here is another video. This time about smart pen from Live Scribe. I don't own one but it looks pretty darn fascinating. Jim has told me about it.
The pen is expensive but the possibilities seem endless.
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I wasn't surprised to learn that computer science courses are decreasing in high schools across the country because of NCLB, lack of updated technology, and teachers who aren't keeping up with new software. My husband used to teach computer science classes at one time but got out of it because he wanted to stop going to school to spend more time with us. He had been going to school for most of his life until he finished his math degree. He's enjoying teaching math now and said he's thinking about taking the 23 Things class for fun too. I kept him pretty busy this summer with landscaping jobs. Maybe next summer.
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