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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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Engaging Students in Computer Science – Teacher Workshop in New Jersey
I’ll be heading to New Jersey in a couple of weeks. Now if you are not from New jersey you may not think that is a good thing. A lot of people have a very limited perception about New Jersey from some TV shows and movies I don’t have to name. But those Read More...

Posted Friday, September 18, 2009 12:34 PM by Alfred Thompson | 2 Comments

Interesting Links September 14 2009
Now that school is up and running pretty much everywhere I’m hard at work on my own efforts to get involved. One of the things I enjoyed most last school year was school visits. I did a number of guest talks at various schools. Career talks, technical Read More...

Posted Monday, September 14, 2009 5:21 AM by Alfred Thompson | 0 Comments

Can we talk? Learning, Conversations and Networking
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Posted Wednesday, August 19, 2009 9:20 AM by Alfred Thompson | 1 Comments

More To Do Than Can Ever Be Done
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Posted Saturday, June 27, 2009 8:49 PM by Alfred Thompson | 1 Comments

Gadgets – Using and Creating
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Posted Friday, June 12, 2009 4:51 AM by Alfred Thompson | 0 Comments

How To Do A Conference ID Badge Correctly
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Posted Saturday, April 25, 2009 11:49 PM by Alfred Thompson | 1 Comments

Windows 7 Learning Snacks
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Posted Tuesday, April 21, 2009 5:26 AM by Alfred Thompson | 0 Comments

2009 Computer Science and Information Technology (CSIT) Symposium
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Posted Friday, April 17, 2009 5:45 AM by Alfred Thompson | 0 Comments

Recruiting Young Women into, and Retaining Them in Computing Majors
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Posted Wednesday, April 15, 2009 6:46 AM by Alfred Thompson | 0 Comments

When Should Professional Development Be Offered?
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Posted Tuesday, April 07, 2009 3:02 PM by Alfred Thompson | 8 Comments

Alice Symposium Duke University June 17, 2009
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Posted Monday, March 23, 2009 5:44 AM by Alfred Thompson | 0 Comments

Microsoft Administrators in Higher Education Technical Conference
Something for the higher education people who follow my blog. Michael Greene from Microsoft’s higher education group has posted an announcement of this year’s annual conference for IT administrators from institutions of higher education. There is a lot Read More...

Posted Tuesday, February 24, 2009 7:55 AM by Alfred Thompson | 0 Comments

AP Java Workshop
So I have this soft spot in my heart for Carnegie Mellon University. I have been fortunate enough to  take workshops there several times during my teaching career. They’ve been outstanding and incredibly valuable both for the in-class learning and Read More...

Posted Monday, February 23, 2009 5:46 AM by Alfred Thompson | 0 Comments

Teaching Office Resources, University Lectures, Things Found on Twitter
Twitter continues to grow as part of my professional learning network. This week I learned about a number of new resources for training, teaching and learning. For example, from MSOfficeResKit   I learned about a large set of customizable training Read More...

Posted Wednesday, February 11, 2009 5:44 AM by Alfred Thompson | 0 Comments

Certification 101: Getting Started with Microsoft Certification – It’s Back!
The last time one of these sessions was held I found out about it late but there was still a lot of interest. This time I found out early so I am letting you know early. If you have wanted to learn about the Microsoft Certified Professional program this Read More...

Posted Monday, February 09, 2009 5:59 AM by Alfred Thompson | 0 Comments

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