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First Computer Science Schools in AZ Will Begin This Fall

Byryan July 11, 2016July 10, 2016

Marana Unified School District will offer Arizona’s first Computer Science Immersion Schools, selected by the creators of Code To The Future.

Starting this fall both the new school Gladden Farms Elementary and Quail Run Elementary will be integrating computer science with curriculum content in English language arts, math, science, and social studies. Programming and game design will be part of the teaching methods, so students will have a well-rounded understanding of how to use technology to create.

Source: First computer science schools in AZ will begin this fall in MUS

I’m curious on what the integrated curriculum looks like. Programming and game design aren’t the basis of computer science, they’re a small part of what computer science actually entails. What computer science is included?

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A Comic, recording podcasts, and a password manager – Top 3 of the Week

Byryan March 22, 2020April 13, 2020

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Gmail changes, escape rooms, and Google Classroom – Top 3 of the Week

Byryan July 26, 2020July 26, 2020

https://eduk8.me/2020/07/gmail-is-integrating-google-chat-rooms-and-meet-to-take-on-microsoft-and-slack/ https://eduk8.me/2020/07/librarians-are-creating-virtual-escape-rooms-with-google-forms/ https://eduk8.me/2020/07/the-joylessness-of-google-classroom/

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Switch your Google Docs/Sheets/Slides from /edit to /preview with this bookmarklet

Byryan December 17, 2019December 16, 2019

Last week I talked about switching a Google Drive document from /edit to /preview and back. The process is cumbersome, requiring you to edit the address of the document. To help with switching, I wrote a little Javascript code that will switch between the modes when clicked. Don’t fear the bookmarklet A bookmarklet is a…

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Create interactive multimedia and eBooks in Google Slides

Byryan July 23, 2015July 29, 2015

Most presentations are linear in format, one slide after another. What if you wanted to make it more interactive, allowing your students to choose the path they take? Well, you can with Google Slides. I’ve made the sample presentation public so you can see how the final product works. The following video shows how you…

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Workaround for Verizon customers using Remind

Byryan January 17, 2019January 12, 2020

Verizon has since backtracked on the plan to charge Remind. You no longer have to use this hack to get free text messages from Remind if you are a Verizon customer. This past week Remind announced that as of January 28, 2019, SMS notifications to Verizon customers will no longer work. Everyone is in a tizzy, and…

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The Inconvenient Truth About Personalized Learning – Education Next : Education Next

Byryan May 19, 2016May 19, 2016

In a new white paper out last week, “A blueprint for breakthroughs,” Michael Horn and I argue that simply asking what works stops short of the real question at the heart of a truly personalized system: what works, for which students, in what circumstances? Without this level of specificity and understanding of contextual factors, we’ll be…

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