Who run the world? She who codes it.
Girls Who Code promotes equity in high-tech fields. A summer immersion camp, where 1 team programmed robots, is part of it.
Technology
Ethical for teachers to promote tech products?
Teachers use their classrooms to promote commercial products in exchange for freebies tech companies offer them.
Large-scale DDoS attack shuts us down
A DDoS attack, initiated by criminals on compromised networks of computers, known as botnets, took Voxitatis offline for a moment these past few days.
Congress launches annual app challenge
Can you code an app? Win a contest, with prizes, and even get your app displayed in the halls of Congress if you're one of the winners from your district.
Obit: Isaiah Gonzalez; Blue Whale suicide challenge
An online game, Blue Whale suicide challenge, makes its way around the US on social media; some kids have killed themselves while playing.
Cyberattack ransomware may have aftershocks
A ransomware cyberattack has hit more than 150 countries and is spread by users clicking a link in illegitimate email.
Do young people squander learning opportunities?
Teens sure do use technological devices a lot. The question is: What are they learning from them? And how can teachers learn what they're learning?
Company sued for expanding school robo-texts
Technology has made it easy for schools to notify parents in an emergency by robocall or robo-text. But has it gone too far?
Video games may help self-regard in some students
Using video games in a positive way can help students who feel bad about a low score on a test or some other failure in life.
Text alerts spur parental engagement
Parents who get text messages about their kids' missing school work or cut classes are more likely to follow up with the school or the kid.