Q&A: Victor Hicks on Blending Computer Science with Culture

Team LOKGEN April 22, 2022

Since mid-2020, the Coding with Culture program has offered project-based courses that incorporate cultural elements and computer science–based instruction.
Participants from grades K–8 may, for instance, design a historically Black college and university (HBCU) campus, create a video game featuring a superhero of color or undertake other hands-on digital skill exercises.
EdTech spoke with Victor Hicks — known as Coach Hicks — the program’s founder and a STEM teacher at St. Thomas More Catholic School in Decatur, Ga. He shared the ways culture and computer science intersect, the benefits of…

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Hands-on with iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max: similar design to 13 Pro but without the notch, thanks to the playful Dynamic Island; always-on is a great feature (The Verge)

The Verge:
Hands-on with iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max: similar design to 13 Pro but without the notch, thanks to the playful Dynamic Island; always-on is a great feature — A first look at the new always-on display, camera, and more — Apple just announced the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.

September 8, 2022

Gamers, who have embraced pay-to-play models and paid digital goods, have largely succeeded in rejecting the video game industry’s efforts to incorporate NFTs (Brian Feldman/Bloomberg)

Brian Feldman / Bloomberg:
Gamers, who have embraced pay-to-play models and paid digital goods, have largely succeeded in rejecting the video game industry’s efforts to incorporate NFTs — Nick Kaman’s video game development studio, Aggro Crab, has tied its image closely to making fun of cryptocurrency.

October 19, 2022

Q&A: Chief Diversity Officer Plans to Build Equity into Education with Tech

Stepping into GoGuardian’s newly created chief diversity officer position, Dionna Smith plans to tackle diversity, equity and inclusion both inside the company and externally. Conscious of the ways technology has, in the past, provided barriers to equity, Smith aims to turn the tables. She shared with EdTech her vision for educational technology that opens doors for historically marginalized groups.
Previously holding roles in talent and DEI for companies such as LexisNexis and Cisco Systems, Smith also led diverse talent strategies at Delta Airlines. Having received multiple accolades for…

November 12, 2022

After a package exploded at Northeastern University’s VR center, sources say it included a rambling note criticizing Mark Zuckerberg and VR (CNN)

CNN:
After a package exploded at Northeastern University’s VR center, sources say it included a rambling note criticizing Mark Zuckerberg and VR — Authorities in Boston have launched an investigation after a package sent to Northeastern University exploded and injured a staff member Tuesday evening, officials said.

September 14, 2022

How to Incorporate Asynchronous Learning in K–12 Districts

Asynchronous learning, an educational model in which students learn on their own schedule, is exploding in popularity in K–12 schools. As the number of devices…

March 31, 2022

Pwn2Own Toronto 2022: participants earned a total of $400K for new exploits targeting Samsung Galaxy S22, printers, routers, and NAS devices on the first day (Eduard Kovacs/SecurityWeek)

Eduard Kovacs / SecurityWeek:
Pwn2Own Toronto 2022: participants earned a total of $400K for new exploits targeting Samsung Galaxy S22, printers, routers, and NAS devices on the first day — On the first day of the Pwn2Own Toronto 2022 hacking competition, participants earned a total of $400,000 for new exploits targeting phones, printers, routers and NAS devices.

December 8, 2022

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