Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information from Alfred Thompson

Alfred Thompson's blog about teaching computer science at the K-12 level. Alfred was a high school computer science teacher for 8 years. He has also taught grades K-8 as a computer specialist. He has written several textbooks and project books for teaching Visual Basic in high school and middle school. Alfred is the K-12 Computer Science Academic Relations Manager for Microsoft and is trying to be the Microsoft Education Blogger.

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Academic Relations Group Blogs

• Randy Guthrie
• Martin Schray
• Sam Stokes (blogs.msdn.com)
• Dan Waters (blogs.msdn.com)
• Clint Rutkas
• Gautam Reddy
• Hilary Pike

Blogs I Read

• Computer Science Teachers Association Blog
• Visual Basic Team Blog
• Michael Greene - Windows Technical Evangelist - US Education
• J Scott Thompson's K12 Education Blog
• OneNote and Education
• EduFUN

CS Teacher Blogs

• Brian Scarbeau - A high school CS teacher in Florida
• Leigh Ann Sudol - In Need of a Base Case
• Kathleen Weaver - Teaching CS in Dallas
• Mr. Higgins Blog
• Ben Chun
• Mark Graybill - An Infinite Number of Cats on Keyboards

Microsoft Channels

• Channel 8 - the channel for students interested in technology
• Channel 9 - a view into the development organization at Microsoft
• On10 - the site for anyone and everyone interested in technology

My Other Blogs

• CyberSpace People Watcher - My blog about social computing and other things
• Alfred Thompson's Personal Home Page (Not a blog)

Top Useful Posts

• Visual Basic Teachers FAQ
• Resources for Programming Teachers
• Visual Studio Hints and Tips for Teachers
• So they have asked you to teach Visual Basic?
• Visual Studio & MSDN AA or Express Programming Editions for the Classroom
• Visual Basic Resource Post

Useful Web Sites

• Coding 4 Fun
• Computer Science Teachers Association
• My Teach Visual Basic Web Page

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