MicroWorlds for Munchkins
© 1997 Gary S. StagerAppeared in a 1997 issue of Logo Exchange Since the 1960s, Logo was intended to have no threshold and no ceiling. It …
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The Life, Legacy, and Powerful Ideas of Seymour Papert (video)
I was invited to speak with the Columbia University FabLearn Fellows about the life, work, and legacy of my friend, colleague, and mentor, Dr. Seymour Papert.
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That’s a Wrap!
It’s hard to believe that it has been nearly a month since 75 educators descended upon The Ancona School in Chicago for the wildly successful …
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The Early Days of “Online Learning”
I just found the 1998 pitch I created for Pepperdine’s Online Masters of Arts in Educational Technology degree program printed on the original DayGlow construction …
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Preserving History
In July 1990, I made my first trip to Australia to speak at the World Conference on Computers in Education, held at what was then …
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A Critical Discussion
Note: This is a complex and important turn of events worthy of your time and attention. The recently discovered speech by Seymour Papert at the …
I sat on this for over a year
Don’t dismantle superior programs and shout innovation! My issues are with the merits of the educational practices being breathlessly celebrated by the school district. At the very least, you are free to dismiss the following critique as an evaluation of the journalism demonstrated by the article.
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Not Lost Forever
Sharing seminal scholarship from the very early days of 1:1 computing in schools.
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15 Arguments for Teaching Mathematics Through Computer Programming
Modern mathematics teaching and learning requires computation. Computer programming and mathematical knowledge construction should be inseparable. This downloadable handout attempts to make that case.
Programming Neopixels with MakeCode and the BBC micro:bit
NeoPixels are tiny, programmable, color-changing, LEDs manufactured by AdaFruit. NeoPixels make cool additions to micro:bit projects since they require little power, can be addressed individually or in groups, and can change color. Although MakeCode makes programming the micro:bit easy, there was too little documentation about how to control the NeoPixels until now.