Showing posts with label online. Show all posts
Showing posts with label online. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Crunching Public Data new Online Course

Code Lesson: Crunching Public Data

This course is available for pre-enrollment at Code Lesson.

The course Description:

Go beyond the spreadsheet! Crunching Public Data is an introductory programming course intended specifically for public- and private-sector knowledge workers who want to make sense of data stored in tabular format, then analyze and visualize it in meaningful ways. In the course we make use of actual data from the US government site data.gov to give students real-world experience with data analysis, particularly with data sets in the megabyte to gigabyte range that are larger than spreadsheets can typically handle.

This has a lot of promise for the CS Principles Data Portfolio - cant wait to see what they cover. The plan is to use Python to do the processing.

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Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Coding Online Updated

The original post has lots of updates - amazing how many web sites are available for coding.



List is here

As I get time this summer I will try to update as to what websites work on tablets/Chromebooks.
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Thursday, October 13, 2016

Coding Online

Over the past year so many new tools for teaching Computer Science have arrived.

Image from Code in the Browser


Here are just a few:

  • App Inventor - apps for Android devices
  • Code in the Browser JavaScript
  • CodeAcademy
    • Javascript, HTML, CSS, APIs, Python, Ruby
  • CodingBat
  • CodePad 
    • C++, Lua, Python, Ruby and several others
  • Code Spells * - kids learn Java by playing a game
  • Computer Science Circles *  
    • Python with explanation as you go
  • Google Blockly *
  • Khan Academy *
  • Learn Street * - JavaScript, Ruby, Python, etc
  • PHP for Kids *
  • PythonMonk *
  • Scratch 2.0 * (Beta)
  • Snap Online
  • Team Treehouse (not free)*
  • Touch Develop *
  • Try F# *
  • W3Schools * - HTML, CSS
Also - a list of 10 free online resources, including MOOCs. *

Several of these let you start trying out code without really being aware of what language you are using. It leads to the question - does language matter?

I am starting to wonder if we even should be teaching a specific language in the beginning. Perhaps a better approach is to expose students to successful coding situations, build some positive experiences, then start to get more depth with one language.

This list is a quick start. Let me know if you know of any sites that should be listed.

*Updated 4/7/13
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Monday, July 11, 2016

Top 20 Ways to Learn Computer Science Online

Ive been trying to keep up with all of the new ways to learn to code online - the first list is here. The new APCS Principles course has a lot of elements that move beyond teaching computer science as a coding class, including teaching about the Internet and using data. It is getting hard to keep up.

Modest Maps


A few top 20 lists:

  • Top 20 Online training sites for Web Design 
  • Top 20 Data Visualization Tools
  • Top 20 Coding Online Tools
And for a little numerical diversity:
  • Top 10 Sites for Free Education with Elite Universities

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Monday, July 14, 2014

Online Webroot Tech Support

Webroot has a large range of computer security products. Webroot security solutions are available for small and medium businesses, consumers and enterprises. Webroot products are of top ratings and thats why adopted by a large number of people globally. You can download music, store digital files, bank, shop, surf and search safely if Webroot Antivirus software is installed on your computer. You can opt for Webroots Uninterrupted Protection package that automatically renews your subscription when it runs out. You can renew an old subscription, opt out of auto-renewal and request additional downloads for reinstallation. Online Webroot support is also available for troubleshooting issues with this security software.

You can get Webroot Antivirus software as download, box copy or preinstalled on your computer. Installing and running antivirus software is not easy for everyone. You might feel some problem in understanding the messages appearing on your computers screen. Sometimes old antivirus software on your computer can cause conflicts with new software.
You can get the information about setting up a Windows System Restore point, uninstalling previous security software and installing new software. It is also possible that a running firewall might block Webroots installation process, At this point of time you need help from some technical expert who can explain you what to do and provide answers to your questions. Online Webroot support can provide you solutions for your problems.
A technical expert can describe the procedure for uninstalling or disabling old firewalls and how to work around firewalls you want to keep. You can take help from the Internet also and get the answers to your questions from any online tech support provider. Online Webroot supportis available for Web filtering and virus removal also. You can filter your e-mails to make sure that the PC will remain healthy. You can also troubleshoot issues related with Vista-compatibility, issues with Webroot Antivirus or false positives returned by Webroot Spy Sweeper.
In case you take online technical support, you have to allow a support technician to access your computer remotely to perform a diagnostic test or work through a problem. You can also perform security consultations if you need help with product installation, remote troubleshooting, virus and spyware removal and security tune-ups.
You can also get tips and tricks from the technical expert to protect web browser from hackers and pirates. You can also get the knowledge about the important features of Webroot Internet Securitysoftware so that you can get maximum benefit out of it.
Eventually, everyone runs into a problem they cant solve on their own. Whatever your issue or question, Online Webroot support can help you find the answer.

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