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Should Students Buy an iPad or a Year's Supply of Pot Noodles?
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Should Students Buy an iPad or a Year's Supply of Pot Noodles?

Considering whether an iPad would be a good educational investment for a student.

Computer Science Needs Education Schools. Desperately.
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Computer Science Needs Education Schools. Desperately.

Improving high-school computer science in the United States is critical for the success and growth of computing education. To do that, we need teachers. To get...

When a Crisis Doesn't Look Like a Crisis
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When a Crisis Doesn't Look Like a Crisis

Do we have a crisis in U.S. STEM (and particularly) CS education or don't we?  It could be that all the commentators are right, and the problem is too few of the...

­UIST 2010: Ending Keynote
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­UIST 2010: Ending Keynote

UIST 2010 has concluded with Jaron Lanier's inspiring and profound keynote after another set of paper presentations demonstrating innovative UI technology.

HCI Track at Grace Hopper
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HCI Track at Grace Hopper

The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing had two special technical tracks added to this year's program: open source and human-computer interaction (HCI)...

Innovation Contest and Demos at UIST 2010
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Innovation Contest and Demos at UIST 2010

We started the day at the beautiful Judson Memorial Church, crowded with more than 300 people attending UIST 2010, which is a new record.

­UIST 2010: Cursors Rock
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­UIST 2010: Cursors Rock

Two papers about enhanced mouse cursors quickly drew my attention today. I briefly introduce these papers among other interesting topics of the second day of UIST...

­UIST 2010: Papers of the First Day
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­UIST 2010: Papers of the First Day

UIST 2010 started on October 4th in New York. A cool breeze and a light rain makes it the perfect time for a symposium. Great papers are presented, and I'm writing...

NCWIT at Grace Hopper: Recruiting and Retaining Women
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NCWIT at Grace Hopper: Recruiting and Retaining Women

NCWIT research scientists Lecia Barker and Joanne Cohoon spoke about recruitment and retention of women in computer science at this year's Grace Hopper Celebration...

Technology Transfer: A Contact Sport
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Technology Transfer: A Contact Sport

The success or failure of technology transfer depends on many factors. No single mechanism is guaranteed to succeed, though there are many mechanisms that are likely...

K-12 CS Education Town Hall @ Grace Hopper
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K-12 CS Education Town Hall @ Grace Hopper

The K-12 CS Education Town Hall at Grace Hopper brought together K-12 educators with people from industry, academia, and research.

Barbara Liskov Keynote Grace Hopper Conference
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Barbara Liskov Keynote Grace Hopper Conference

In her Grace Hopper keynote talk, Barbar Liskov reflected on her research journey and the work for which she was given the Turing Award.

Managing Scientific Data: Coping with a Multidisciplinary World Grace Hopper Talk
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Managing Scientific Data: Coping with a Multidisciplinary World Grace Hopper Talk

This is a report on a talk by Claudia Bauzer Medeiros on Managing Scientific Data.

Duy-Loan Le Keynote at Grace Hopper Conference
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Duy-Loan Le Keynote at Grace Hopper Conference

Duy-Loan Le gave an inspiring keynote talk to open the Grace Hopper Conference

Dancing with Hundreds of Technical Women at Grace Hopper
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Dancing with Hundreds of Technical Women at Grace Hopper

When I tell someone about the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, I start by explaining the dance parties. I tell them, "You wouldn't think that an...

Opening Session of Grace Hopper Conference 2010
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Opening Session of Grace Hopper Conference 2010

Some comments about the official opening of the Grace Hopper conference, including the new TechWomen Initiative and CS Ed Week.

Why Enterprises Are ­Uninterested in NoSQL
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Why Enterprises Are ­Uninterested in NoSQL

Here's my two cents worth on why an estimated 61% of enterprise users are either ignorant about or uninterested in NoSQL.

Grace Hopper Conference 2010
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Grace Hopper Conference 2010

On Wednesday I began GHC 2010 by attending a gathering of people who are planning regional celebrations of women in computing.

The Impact of the Grace Hopper Celebration
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The Impact of the Grace Hopper Celebration

This year's edition of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is officially underway, and you can almost taste the excitement. Last night I had the...

The Importance of Quest to Learn
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The Importance of Quest to Learn

Why we need more educational projects like Quest To Learn, a New York program in which children's learning is based around game playing and design.
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