My Computer Likes Me When I Speak in BASIC
A landmark (and little known) book about computer programming and people. "This book is about people, computers and a programming language called BASIC. We will communicate with a computer, in the BASIC language, about population problems."Tags: cs4teachers, spring 2019, cshistory, BASIC
Computer Based Science Education
A report from 1974 on the use of computers in science education.Tags: cs4teachers, spring 2019, cshistory, PLATO
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A Personal Computer for Children of All Ages
A proposal by CS pioneer Alan Kay for something he called a "Dynabook." In it, he describes a personal computing device for learning.Tags: cs4teachers, spring 2019, cshistory, dynabook, Alan Kay
Twenty Things To Do with a Computer
A ground-breaking early report on the use of computers and programming with young learners.Tags: cs4teachers, spring 2019, cshistory, 20Things, Papert, Solomon
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Paul Baran- The Future Computer Utility
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The Man Who Turned Paper into Pixels
A short video introducing the work of Claude Shannon.Tags: cs4teachers, spring 2019, cshistory, Claude Shannon