I am always looking for articles and such that provide students with real examples of how Computer Science affects all disciplines. Here is another great example.
Tag Archives: Innovation
CS News – Smarter Systems Help Doctors
Many students want to see how Computer Science has a positive impact on the world. This article provides a nice example of how Computer Science can improve processes that are already in place, impacting many people in a positive way.
CS News – Google Wooing Interns
Grads with CS degrees are in high demand. The perks are great and the options are many.
CS News – Google Working to Retain Talent
Google Working Hard to Retain Talent
This is a great article that helps students understand the demand for talented CS professionals. One of my students sent it to me and I had all of my students read and discuss it. It really did open a few eyes.
Now Hiring ALL Computer Scientists
Shortage of CS Professionals Getting Worse
Once again, here is another article stating that Computer Science grads are in high demand.
CS News – Robot Teachers
Apparently, robot teachers will be teaching students in the near future.
The robot teacher kinda looks like a Tele-Tubby which makes the article even more disturbing.
CS News – Everyone Needs to Learn to “Crank Code”
This blog post has been flying around the SIGCSE and AP lists this past week, but I wanted to post a link to it again. This is a great post and one that we all need to read.
Everyone needs to understand how to write a bit of code. In order to truly create or innovate, everyone need the basic skill of code writing. If we are going to remain a nation of innovators, we need to teach kids how to “crank code” as these skills are often used to help cool ideas take root.
My sons are both in elementary school and are learning to write code in Scratch. They will transition to languages like Python and Java when they are ready, but they are already learning fundamental Computer Science concepts like decision-making, iteration, and list processing that will enable them to create and innovate later.