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Hour of Code with App Inventor Submitted by shay on Wed, 11/06/2013 - 16:50 Code.org and the Computing in the Core coalition are coming together to provide an array of "Hour of Code" activities for this year's Computer Science Education Week taking place on December 9 - 15, 2013. We are pleased to be offering new tutorials in the form of short, user-friendly videos that anyone can follow to build their first mobile apps. Check out the preview of our Hour of Code! Read more about Hour of Code with App Inventor shay's blog	App Inventor Boot Camp in Western Mass Submitted by joanie on Mon, 08/26/2013 - 10:44 In August 2013, teachers gathered at the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center for an App Inventor Boot Camp: a 4 day workshop geared on teaching teachers about App Inventor and computational thinking. In this hands-on workshop, educators built their own apps and explored how to integrate app programming and computer science principles into their curricula in computing, technology, science, and math classes. Read more about App Inventor Boot Camp in Western Mass joanie's blog
SIGCSE App Inventor Workshop - Atlanta, GA March 5-8, 2014 Submitted by shay on Mon, 10/14/2013 - 13:24 The Computational Thinking Through Mobile Computing project, funded by NSF Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM, is pleased to be invited to host a workshop at SIGCSE this coming March. More information on this 3-hour hands-on workshop on App Inventor 2 will be forthcoming. Read more about SIGCSE App Inventor Workshop - Atlanta, GA March 5-8, 2014 shay's blog	Want to Contribute to App Inventor's Educational Resources? Submitted by joanie on Fri, 08/09/2013 - 16:07 We'd love to share your tutorials or other resources with the App Inventor community. To get started creating your own tutorials, check out the How To Create Your Own Tutorial page. Read more about Want to Contribute to App Inventor's Educational Resources? joanie's blog
URBAN Txt Students Using App Inventor Submitted by joanie on Fri, 08/30/2013 - 09:34 The URBAN TxT (urban Teens eXploring Technology) program seeks inner-city south L.A. students from 7th to 11th grade with an interest in technology and exploring more about. Many of these kids have parents who didn't attend college or even graduate high school. The URBAN TxT program has been incredibly successful. Each of the 15-week summer terms start with an intensive course in team and leadership building. Read more about URBAN Txt Students Using App Inventor joanie's blog	Chicago Summer of Learning features App Inventor Submitted by joanie on Tue, 07/16/2013 - 16:00 During Summer of 2013 thousands of young Chicagoans will continue learning while school is out, thanks to the Chicago Summer of Learning initiative, which will focus learning activities around science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. The City of Chicago teamed up with the MacArthur Foundation and Mozilla to be the first city to pilot a citywide digital “badge” system that visually represents and rewards students’ achievements. These badges are earned by completing activities in various pathways available from the Chicago Summer of Learning hub site. App Invention using App Inventor is one of these pathways. Read more about Chicago Summer of Learning features App Inventor joanie's blog