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Education Archive

Archives for May 2014

Technology
Zuckerberg to Donate $120 Million to Bay Area SchoolsZuckerberg to Donate $120 Million to Bay Area Schools
Technology
Founder of Code.org and Harvey Mudd President: Don’t Call It STEM (Video)Founder of Code.org and Harvey Mudd President: Don’t Call It STEM (Video)
Technology

Computer literacy is for everyone.

By Lauren Goode
Technology
How Better Tech Education Can Unlock a Half-Trillion Dollar OpportunityHow Better Tech Education Can Unlock a Half-Trillion Dollar Opportunity
Technology

Thirty-five million students have now taken Code.org’s “Hour of Code” course.

By James Temple
Technology
Baidu Hires Coursera Founder Andrew Ng to Start Massive Research LabBaidu Hires Coursera Founder Andrew Ng to Start Massive Research Lab
Technology

The noted artificial intelligence researcher and co-founder of online education startup Coursera is now chief scientist.

By Liz Gannes
Technology
“Learn to Code?” Meh. “Build Something?” Now We’re Talking, Says Hopscotch’s Jocelyn Leavitt.“Learn to Code?” Meh. “Build Something?” Now We’re Talking, Says Hopscotch’s Jocelyn Leavitt.
Technology

Programming becomes more appealing to kids when it creates something fun.

By Liz Gannes