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«Genève veut être une référence»
("Geneva wants to be a reference")
Newspaper | La Tribune de Genève
Date | 11.9.2017
Language | French
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | computer programming, digitized education, school
Summary | Some cantons introduced computer programming as part of their school curricula, but Geneva is not one of them. It seems that they're focusing on digital equipment. Introducing digital culture to students is not enough; what about teaching them to be "critical" and talking to them about the dangers that they can face? Anne Emery- Torracinta and Marie- Claude Sawerschel answer some questions.
Image Description | Photograph of a teacher and a student working on an interactive board.
Image Tags | male(s), school
Where Non-Techies Can Get With the Programming
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 4.4.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | computer programming, digitized education, research/study
Summary | Computer programming is the new lingua franca of modern economy. Introductory classes are increasingly popular at universities with 90% of Standford students taking an introductory computer programming class. Coding can be useful for lawyers, doctors, historians, and even students from the humanities because learning to code entails learning computational thinking.
Image Description | Illustration with a diverse group of faces connexted to written computer code.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), text
Teaching Bronx Students the Language of Computers
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 22.2.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | computer programming, digitized education, diversity, game, school, youth
Summary | The Bronx is offering their local students computer programming classes - many more than average schools. The students in the Bronx are learning to code so that they can create the technology of the future rather than just consume it. A group of students presented an app they created to investors in Manhattan: it lets users post videos showing police brutality and makes an interactive map of where the incidents happened. Users can also play a game on the app in which they have to avoid ficticious police gun shots.
Image Description | Three male students of color holding a presentation.
Image Tags | male(s)
Letter of recommendation: Duolingo
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 27.7.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | digitized education, game, smartphone, translation
Summary | Duolingo is a language learning app that is designed like a game and rewards users with points when they finish a lesson. It is similarly limited in its effectiveness, it may familiarize users with a foreign language but it is entirely text-based rather than spoken. It is just a mildly more productive way to waste time on a smartphone.
Image Description | Illustration showing greeting in various languages.
Image Tags | text
Ausprobieren statt Null-Eins-Angst
(Experimenting instead of zero-one-anxiety)
Newspaper | Die Zeit
Date | 25.8.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | computer programming, digitized education, school, threat, youth
Summary | A school in Britain is now teaching 7th grade students simple programming in order to advance computer literacy - an important cause for future generations. Some newspapers have however seen the end of the world as we know it in these news. If students are taught to think in the binary scheme of computer programming, how will they understand human emotions and complex critique? Clearly, this concern is disproportionate.
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Das sind die besten Apps, um Sprachen zu lernen
(These are the best apps to learn languages)
Newspaper | Welt
Date | 24.5.2017
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | digitized education, smartphone, translation
Summary | Babbel, Duolingo, and Busuu are currently among the most popular language learning apps. They are great for starters because all that is needed is a smartphone and some free time here and there, for instance while waiting for the bus. In order to learn a foreign language fluently, however, one needs to practice with native speakers.
Image Description | Hand holding a smartphone and using a language learning app.
Image Tags | hand(s), smartphone
Mamadou Dramé, pionnier des nouvelles technologies 'made in Africa'
(Mamadou Dramé, pioneer of new technologies 'made in Africa')
Newspaper | Le Monde
Date | 10.3.2016
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | computer programming, digitized education, social media
Summary | Mamadou Dramé studied in Senegal, and was suprised by the archaism of his university administration system. He thus decided to work on the digitization of schools. Dramé created a social network for his school (called Asema) that provides students with job offers. In 2011, Dramé launched Web Corner, which is a forum specialized in the digitization of Senegalese education, and also founded Digital School Technologies. Finally, Dramé also created Africa School, an organization that distributes laptops and tablets to young Africans so they can learn programming, tomorrow's language.
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Le HTML5 se parlera-t-il avant l'alphabet?
(Will people speak HTML5 before the alphabet?)
Newspaper | 24 heures
Date | 28.12.2016
Language | French
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | computer programming, digitized education, school
Summary | A lot of parents would like their children to be able to speak the language of computers. However, Swiss schools do not allow kids to learn how to speak fluently HTML5, Python or Java Script. Switzerland is lagging behind in terms of digital education. In Anglo-Saxon countries, computer programming has been part of primary schools' curriculum for two years. Learning computer programming is useful if one wants to know the logic behind a smartphone, a video game, or a fridge.
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Pour l’accès à une culture générale numérique
(For an access to a general digital culture)
Newspaper | Le Temps
Date | 19.11.2016
Language | French
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | computer programming, digitized education, school
Summary | Some people would like to introduce computer programming in school curriculum whereas others are more cautious. The author of the article thinks that it would be useful to teach the basics of computer programming. He distinguishes the terms "digital culture" and "programming". A digital culture concerns one's knowledge about what a VPN is, about Google's algorithms, or about what the introduction of the SwissPass involves. Computer programming concerns the different languages used in the field. Programming is the key to understanding our digital culture.
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Eine Welt aus Daten
(A world made of data)
Newspaper | Die Zeit
Date | 20.10.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | (mental) health, digitized education, language threat, law, privacy, threat, translation
Summary | Big data can revolutionize various aspects of our lives: cancer diagnostics can profit from it, e-learning can be tailored towards each particular student's needs, traffic can be managed more efficiently, the police can patrol more in high-risk areas and times, and real-time translation can be available on all smartphones. This could eradicate the need to learn foreign languages. There are critics however, because all of these improvements open up new questions about privacy and data exploitation.
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