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Can A Computer Grade Essays As Well As A Human? Maybe Even Better, Study Says : All Tec... - 0 views

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  • Computers have been grading multiple-choice tests in schools for years. To the relief of English teachers everywhere, essays have been tougher to gauge. But look out, teachers: A new study finds that software designed to automatically read and grade essays can do as good a job as humans — maybe even better.
  • Mikenna Pierotti on 28 Apr 12
     
    My last day teaching was Friday and already they're trying to make it so I can't come back :( Though, I've seen computer poetry and I'm not sold on the idea that computers can gauge quality...
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Teaching Wikipedia to Write Itself - Rebecca J. Rosen - Technology - The Atlantic - 0 views

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  • Martina Helfferich on 04 Apr 12
     
    New project called Wikidata aims to automate some aspects of Wikipedia.
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Why Digital Citizenship Must Be Taught in Schools - Scott Steinberg - Voices - AllThingsD - 0 views

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  • Based on recent surveys, parents, kids and teachers largely agree that the Internet and technology should be better integrated into modern schools, college curriculums and university classrooms. According to the non-profit National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), however, schools are ill-prepared to teach online safety, security and digital citizenship. Case
  • Rachel Henderson on 20 Mar 12
     
    An interesting article on educating parents, teachers, and kids on digital citizenship and safety - and integrating better digital practices and training in schools.
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Ask Stack: Should I learn a new programming language? - 0 views

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  • Jessica Murphy on 04 Mar 12
     
    This article addresses whether or not learning new programming languages is worth the time and energy. According to the article, learning new languages (1) expands your ability to use several different approaches to solve problems, (2) might teach you techniques that carry over to old languages, (3) exposes you to new communities, (4) provides additional marketable skills, and (5) stimulates your mind. At the end, one user stipulates that he only learns a language when it "has enough maturity, has a good developer base, and offers significantly different outcomes from the others I know."
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Codecademy -- Free Programming Lessons - 0 views

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shared by Jessica Murphy on 08 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Jessica Murphy on 08 Mar 12
     
    Codecademy is the easiest way to learn how to code. It's interactive, fun, and you can do it with your friends.
  • Benjamin Myers on 14 Mar 12
     
    I have messed around with this, and I think I came near graduating the free class that they offer. It was useful, but I didn't find that it got me too far into javascript. I did find that I liked the points and badges. Did you see the pay option alternative site (I think linked off Code Academy somewhere ... or it comes up when you search Google for Code Academy) where you can learn various coding languages as you play games? One of them teaches you CSS or Javascript as you fight zombies. If you didn't have to pay ... I would totally get into that. :)
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