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Teaching Bronx Students the Language of Computers

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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)

Ausprobieren statt Null-Eins-Angst

(Experimenting instead of zero-one-anxiety)

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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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Junge Revoluzzer

(Young revolutionaries)

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Newspaper | Welt
Date | 1.7.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | computer programming, emojis, privacy, smartphone, youth
Summary | Older generations always complain about how the youth today is virtually tied to their smartphones and Computers and how they do not Show much interest for anything else. They have however developed fantastic programming skills and business ideas. The finalists of a start-up competition in Berlin have come up with various ideas: coffee mugs indicating the optimal drinking temperature with emojis, computer encryption software to protect one's privacy, and many other ideas.
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Avec Magic Makers, l'informatique est un jeu d' enfant!

(With Magic Makers, computing is an easy task!)

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Newspaper | Le Figaro
Date | 5.4.2017
Language | French
Country | France
Topic Tags | computer programming, youth
Summary | Claude Terosier created coding initiation centers (called Magic Makers) for children between 8 and 15 years old. During their time off, kids can learn the basics of computer programming.
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