CSP Materials

Tell Your Students: You Can Find True Love With Algorithms and Big Data
(Blog Post)
14 Feb 2014 - 13:54
In this Wired article, we learn the story of mathematician Chris McKinlay who hacked OKCupid, an online dating site, to find the girl of his dreams while working on his doctoral dissertation on large-scale data processing. McKinlay’s romantic life...
Tags: Big Data Lecture Video Unit 1: Human Computer Interaction Algorithms Data Unit 5: Computing and Data Analysis Internet Programming Python
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An article about Getting Students Excited and Engaged in Programming
(Discussion)
8 Dec 2014 - 09:35
An article I wrote to keep students engaged and excited while they learn to program. Please enjoy.   -http://www.kcet.org/socal/departures/columns/open-classroom/how-to-get-students-excited-about-learning-to-code.html
Tags: Q&A App Inventor Teaching strategy Creativity Student activity Unit 4: Introduction to Programming Javascript Programming Python
GIS mapping website
(Resource)
5 Aug 2014 - 15:15
http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgisonline This website allows teahers to learn about GIS mapping and how to use the online storymapping software.  I am sure this is a Unit 5 topic, but since we do not complete all units in Utah, I would...
Tags: DA - 11 - Create maps with data ECS In progress LO 1.1.1 - Use computing tools and techniques to create artifacts Teaching strategy Data Unit 5: Computing and Data Analysis Python
Request for teachers to be part of a study using an on-line book to learn Python
(Resource)
23 Oct 2013 - 14:25
  We are a research group at Georgia Tech developing new approaches to teaching computer science at a distance.  In collaboration with researchers at Luther College, we have created a new kind of electronic book for learning Python. The...
Tags: Python