A visual programming environment for introducing distributed computing to secondary education

TL;DR: RoboScape is a collaborative, networked robotics environment that makes key ideas in computer science accessible to groups of learners in informal learning spaces and K-12 classrooms that is built on top of NetsBlox, an open-source, networking, visual programming environment based on Snap! that is specifically designed to introduce students to distributed computation and computer networking.

TL;DR: In this paper, a working group explored how HPCED can make inroads into computing education, focusing on the undergraduate level, identifying several of the needed core HPC competencies for students, identifying the support needed by educators for HPCEd, and explores the symbiosis between HPC and computing education in contemporary areas such as artificial intelligence and data science.

TL;DR: NetsBlox as mentioned in this paper is a programming environment that supports distributed computing and other widely used but advanced computing concepts including networking, the Internet of Things, and cybersecurity to novices.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigated the effect of achieving fit when implementing game mechanisms on learning outcomes by applying the well-known task-technology fit theory (TTF), which is frequently employed to improve fit between tasks to be completed and the technology applied.

TL;DR: In this article, Abraham Silberschatz and Peter Galvin discuss key concepts that are applicable to a variety of operating systems and present a large number of examples taken from common operating systems, including WindowsNT and Solaris 2.

TL;DR: Computational Thinking is a universal metaphor of reasoning used by both mankind and machines and has the potential to be a comprehensive umbrella for capturing the intrinsic nature of computing and conveying this in an understandable way to students and the general public.

TL;DR: Scratch as discussed by the authors is a visual programming environment that allows users to learn computer programming while working on personally meaningful projects such as animated stories and games, and it supports self-directed learning through tinkering and collaboration with peers.