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mberry Miles Berry

Mycroft: 'Programming: A pastime similar to banging ones head against a wall but with fewer opportunities for reward' #casconf2012

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appshed AppShed

Perspective from industry: JavaScript is NB skill for CS, connecting client and server, see @tdm_tweets #casconf2012 http://t.co/ohya3zKR”

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sashalaundy Sasha Laundy

"Think of the kind of things that [scientists] WON'T build because they're not exposed to computing [in school]." #casconf2012

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sashalaundy Sasha Laundy

Building a computer program with people. Each person is a conditional and they pass around an object. #casconf2012 http://t.co/eAqGaauR

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sashalaundy Sasha Laundy

If teachers don't instruct, what is their role? Group dynamics, inspiration, coach, mentor, arbitration, personalized feedback! #casconf2012

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drtomcrick Dr Tom Crick

Simon PJ: “An ounce of thought will always (eventually!) beat a tonne of brute force…” <— importance of computational thinking #casconf2012

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batteredbluebox bill mitchell

What I liked best about the @CompAtSch #casconf2012 is it made me feel the best job in the world is to teach computing in school.

06/16/2012 Reply Retweet Favorite 6

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