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by edtechdev 11y ago
The language itself is what is simultaneously causing this craziness and holding back real change. Half of the stuff out there is working around JavaScript's limitations. If a bytecode had been approved 15 years ago instead of blocked
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Check Out Sony's Answer to Lego Mindstorms(mindmake.com)
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Too me a big problem with traditional psychology studies (at least in educational psychology) is generalizability (or what is called external validity), not so much reproducibility. A typical study “includes participants [like freshmen psy
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by edtechdev 11y ago
"Sandstorm Security Non-events This page contains a partial list of security issues that have not affected web apps when they run in Sandstorm -- typically because of the hardening we do to apps, or because of the hardening we do again
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Brainstorming Does Not Work(medium.com)
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by edtechdev 11y ago
To be fair, they did change more than keywords. They adopted a more Ruby-like syntax instead of curly braces, semicolons, etc. There are a couple of issues with the research though that I have questions about. One is that, as most of us
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by edtechdev 11y ago
Read further down, and the C-style syntax (curly braces, etc.) was a cause for problems: "Ultimately, using a technique we call Token Accuracy Mapping, which is basically a way to figure out which tokens may have caused the problems, i
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Introduction to the Quorum Programming Language and Evidence-Oriented Programming(blog.csta.acm.org)
60 points by edtechdev 11y ago|32 comments
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Why Hypercard Was So F*****g Great – Uli Kuster(vimeo.com)
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Computer Science for All(whitehouse.gov)
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Getting admitted isn't as valuable a signal as getting a degree. Both are a signal or proxy for intelligence (IQ), but getting a degree is also a signal of persistence and conformity to get through the grind of college courses. Bryan C
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"please proceed to the next level" And no instructions on how to even do that. Plus it's an image, instead of text. This is not for kids.
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There is only one kid-friendly programming tool that connects with drones: https://tickleapp.com/devices/ and it only appears to work with Parrot drones, the cheapest of which is $99. In case you don't have an ipa
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by edtechdev 11y ago
The main thing stopping me from using Dart is the same thing as Java and Python and others. It isn't designed to compile in the browser. You have to use the command line or an IDE. I have no problems with those myself, but the apps
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by edtechdev 11y ago
I usually learn best when there is a reason, an immediate benefit, for doing so. Find a project that interests you and start working on it. You'll see what you need to learn more about to get it done, and that provides the motivation
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by edtechdev 11y ago
I've been using Ubuntu Linux as my primary OS since 2006, and I can't disagree with many of the annoyances. Especially with regards to graphics drivers and the switch to the Unity desktop. I tried Linux Mint with the Cinnamon de
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by edtechdev 11y ago
See also Snap! which is very actively developed and used pretty widely, and open source: http://snap.berkeley.edu/ Or for iPads there is the Tickle app: https://tickleapp.com/ and of course the code.org sit
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by edtechdev 11y ago
He has the same 'expert blindspot' as so many others when it comes to learning and pedagogy. If you show this book or go through this book with a true novice, like a child or complete non-programmer (no one has 'zero' kn
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by edtechdev 11y ago
I don't know that I would associate "evidence" with "coder agreement". The point of evidenced-based X (medicine, teaching, etc.) is improvement and change, things that people are often hostile to: https:/&#x2F
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by edtechdev 11y ago
For me, it's mainly an issue when trying to copy and paste a link to a file like a Word document that downloads instead of being viewable in the browser.
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The Undoing of Disruption(chronicle.com)
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This holds back so many projects - how expensive hosting web applications eventually becomes. I'm hoping for more decentralized options to eventually emerge (like IPFS, etc.), but in the meantime, I'd probably recommend to this g
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by edtechdev 11y ago
See also http://betterexplained.com/articles/linear-algebra-guide/ But to me, it's better to start with a context, a purpose for using matrices & linear algebra first, and learn what and how to use matric
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The Top 5 AngularJS Hybrid Mobile App Frameworks (Pros/Cons)(gajotres.net)
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Programming languages are the least usable but most powerful HCI ever invented(blogs.uw.edu)
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https://github.com/redecentralize/alternative-internet/blob/... https://github.com/digital-dreamer/blockchain-programming/wi...
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ionic (which includes phonegap/cordova), seems to be very popular
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The original is here: http://falstad.com/circuit He already swapped out the old java version with this same javascript (GWT-based) one. There are several other good simulations on that site, too, and many other good animate
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Related to this, there's a fair amount of research on the connection between embodied cognition and the learning of physics (and mathematics), as well as examples of 'embodying' physical forces and laws. An example from Hans
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Apple to pay $450M in e-book price-fixing suit(engadget.com)
1 points by edtechdev 11y ago|0 comments

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