Fwd: How Computers Work, featuring Bill Gates, and more!

[Owen Densmore]

​I wonder if we could get our governors (whichever state we live in) to join the 16 who have already signed up?​

It seems to me that:

- Broadband is a utility, like water and power.

- CS should be taught in public schools.

- Both together would be a Good Thing

   -- Owen

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Date: Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 9:57 AM
Subject: How Computers Work, featuring Bill Gates, and more!
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We’re so so so excited to share six short videos that teach How Computers Work! Over a year in the making, these educational videos star Bill Gates along tech leaders such as Apple designer May Li Khoe, xBox architect Nat Brown, and Adafruit founder Limor Fried. Please watch these videos with a classroom, with your children, or with a tub of ice cream. :-)

Because CS is for everybody, Khan Academy and Alaska Airlines will expand the audience for these videos. Khan Academy will include the videos in their CS offering, and Alaska Airlines will offer them for free on flights starting in April. (Both will also feature the How the Internet Works videos previously released by Code.org.)

State governors unite for computer science

The local momentum for K-12 computer science continues to spread throughout the U.S. Eight more governors joined the Governors for CS partnership, which now boasts 16 states committed to funding and expanding computer science. Throughout January, governors announced new plans for CS:

• Governors from AZ, IA, IN, MD, NY, and SC proposed a combined $17 million to expand CS in every school

• Legislation in support of computer science has been introduced in AZ, FL, HI, IN, MD, MO, MS, NC, NH, RI, and WA 

• The Utah State Board of Education adopted a proposal to create a strategic plan for K-12 CS in the state, including standards

2017 in review, and Code.org Annual report
At Code.org we start each year with a look at the global landscape of K-12 computer science – whether the direct work of our team and partners, or the work of global efforts that share our vision.

It’s been just over four years since Code.org hired our first employee, and the first launch of the Hour of Code. It’s been incredible to see global education embrace CS, faster than ever before.

In just four years, 25 countries, 40 U.S. states, and almost 200 U.S. cities and school districts have announced plans to expand access and diversity in CS; over 72,000 U.S. teachers have attended Code.org workshops; a whopping 750,000 teachers have begun using Code.org to teach CS to over 25M students worldwide; diversity in CS classrooms has improved for four years in a row; and the Hour of Code has surpassed 500 million served – reaching one out of every 10 students on the planet.

Please read and share our 2017 Annual Report.

This is your impact
Whether you’ve signed our petition, supported us with a donation, followed us on Facebook or on Twitter, volunteered in a school, tried an Hour of Code, or taught our courses in a classroom, you’ve been part of growing the biggest teacher-powered movement in world education. Our work wouldn’t be possible without your support. Our story is your story. Please share it.
 

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[glen ep ropella]

And along these same lines:

Humble Book Bundle for Functional Programming:
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/functional-programming-books

Supporting Code for America (https://www.codeforamerica.org/).

On 01/30/2018 09:43 AM, Owen Densmore wrote:
> ​I wonder if we could get our governors (whichever state we live in) to join the 16 who have already signed up?​
>
> It seems to me that:
> - Broadband is a utility, like water and power.
> - CS should be taught in public schools.
> - Both together would be a Good Thing

--
glen ep ropella 971-599-3737

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[Gary Schiltz-4]

Damn you, Glen. Just what I needed, a few tens of thousands of pages
more of technical books to read. Like offering an alcoholic a drink. I
hope you're happy.

:-)

On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 1:17 PM, glen ep ropella <[hidden email]> wrote:

> And along these same lines:
>
> Humble Book Bundle for Functional Programming:
> https://www.humblebundle.com/books/functional-programming-books
>
> Supporting Code for America (https://www.codeforamerica.org/).
>
> On 01/30/2018 09:43 AM, Owen Densmore wrote:
>> I wonder if we could get our governors (whichever state we live in) to join the 16 who have already signed up?
>>
>> It seems to me that:
>> - Broadband is a utility, like water and power.
>> - CS should be taught in public schools.
>> - Both together would be a Good Thing
>
> --
> glen ep ropella 971-599-3737
>
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[gepr]

Dude!  If this is your vice, then you're the luckiest person in the world! 8^)

On 02/16/2018 12:46 PM, Gary Schiltz wrote:

> Damn you, Glen. Just what I needed, a few tens of thousands of pages
> more of technical books to read. Like offering an alcoholic a drink. I
> hope you're happy.
>
> :-)
>
> On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 1:17 PM, glen ep ropella <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> And along these same lines:
>>
>> Humble Book Bundle for Functional Programming:
>> https://www.humblebundle.com/books/functional-programming-books
>>
>> Supporting Code for America (https://www.codeforamerica.org/).
>>
>> On 01/30/2018 09:43 AM, Owen Densmore wrote:
>>> I wonder if we could get our governors (whichever state we live in) to join the 16 who have already signed up?
>>>
>>> It seems to me that:
>>> - Broadband is a utility, like water and power.
>>> - CS should be taught in public schools.
>>> - Both together would be a Good Thing

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☣ uǝlƃ

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[Owen Densmore]

For your odd moments, I recommend browsing the d3 repo: https://github.com/d3/d3

It's comprised of 30(!) sub-repos. And all functional, check out the examples on the home page: https://d3js.org/. And not only fun, but really useful.

I'm not functionally aware to know just how functional, but I'd say functional for large values of functional.

   -- Owen

On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 4:17 PM, uǝlƃ ☣ <[hidden email]> wrote:

Dude!  If this is your vice, then you're the luckiest person in the world! 8^)

On 02/16/2018 12:46 PM, Gary Schiltz wrote:
> Damn you, Glen. Just what I needed, a few tens of thousands of pages
> more of technical books to read. Like offering an alcoholic a drink. I
> hope you're happy.
>
> :-)
>
> On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 1:17 PM, glen ep ropella <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> And along these same lines:
>>
>> Humble Book Bundle for Functional Programming:
>> https://www.humblebundle.com/books/functional-programming-books
>>
>> Supporting Code for America (https://www.codeforamerica.org/).
>>
>> On 01/30/2018 09:43 AM, Owen Densmore wrote:
>>> I wonder if we could get our governors (whichever state we live in) to join the 16 who have already signed up?
>>>
>>> It seems to me that:
>>> - Broadband is a utility, like water and power.
>>> - CS should be taught in public schools.
>>> - Both together would be a Good Thing


--
☣ uǝlƃ

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[Owen Densmore]

Mike Bostock makes me feel tiny.

On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 9:58 AM, Owen Densmore <[hidden email]> wrote:

For your odd moments, I recommend browsing the d3 repo: https://github.com/d3/d3

It's comprised of 30(!) sub-repos. And all functional, check out the examples on the home page: https://d3js.org/. And not only fun, but really useful.

I'm not functionally aware to know just how functional, but I'd say functional for large values of functional.

   -- Owen

On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 4:17 PM, uǝlƃ ☣ <[hidden email]> wrote:

Dude!  If this is your vice, then you're the luckiest person in the world! 8^)

On 02/16/2018 12:46 PM, Gary Schiltz wrote:
> Damn you, Glen. Just what I needed, a few tens of thousands of pages
> more of technical books to read. Like offering an alcoholic a drink. I
> hope you're happy.
>
> :-)
>
> On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 1:17 PM, glen ep ropella <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> And along these same lines:
>>
>> Humble Book Bundle for Functional Programming:
>> https://www.humblebundle.com/books/functional-programming-books
>>
>> Supporting Code for America (https://www.codeforamerica.org/).
>>
>> On 01/30/2018 09:43 AM, Owen Densmore wrote:
>>> I wonder if we could get our governors (whichever state we live in) to join the 16 who have already signed up?
>>>
>>> It seems to me that:
>>> - Broadband is a utility, like water and power.
>>> - CS should be taught in public schools.
>>> - Both together would be a Good Thing


--
☣ uǝlƃ

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