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Coding is a New Language for All 6th Graders in Minnesota School District Elk River School District is well aware of the benefits of learning coding in today’s increasingly tech savvy world. Troy Anderson, Manager of Instructional Technology, spoke with us about their process for selecting and rolling out a curriculum that met their district technology goals. What made you […]

When Scarsdale School District started discussing the need for a district-wide computer programming sequence, addressing teacher anxiety and lack of coding experience were some of the most challenging problems to solve. They were looking for an easy-to-implement solution, with curriculum to support learning in other subject areas, while easily supporting classroom teachers. Gerry Crisci, Director of Technology, and Paul Tomizawa, […]

(excerpts from the August 7, 2014 Farmington Press article written by Craig Vaughn, describing Farmington R-7 School District’s decision to offer new technology learning opportunities for their students) ….One measure to offer a better educational experience is the introduction of Tynker, an online learning system that allows students at any age to learn computer coding. The self-paced courses allow students to work […]

Saint Michael School 12/14/13 Saint Michael School students from Kindergarten through eighth grade experienced “The Hour of Code” the week of December 9-13. You can find more pictures at our Shutterfly site. The second and third grade students worked as a team at the interactive whiteboard to complete tutorials on the Tynker website. During the week of December 16 the students will […]

Diary of a Public School Teacher 12/14/13 We missed the first 2 days of Computer Science Education Week because we had Snow Days. As much as I enjoyed those two days off , I was kinda bummed about not being able to have my class participate in the Hour of Code. Wednesday, I had to leave early to attend a […]

The Beacon News 12/12/13 Biff needs to collect five power cells. The trouble is, the moon base is filled with zombies that will sap Biff’s health if they touch him. Who can protect Biff from the zombies and help the spaceman collect the power cells? Enter eighth-grader Keanan Ginell, who armed Biff with laser bombs and other tools to help […]