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Empathy in Computer Science Education

Empathy has become a larger part of the teaching and learning experience at our schools. It’s even got the focus of by Harvard Graduate School of Education and MIT Press. As students learn to see things from the perspectives of their peers, teachers, and people around the world – their […]

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Hour of Code at a Local Level

Over 1,000 students from Watsonville to Scotts Valley participated in this year’s Hour of Code event with the help of Code Naturally. During Computer Science Education Week, Code Naturally partnered with Looker and UCSC students to bring the annual Hour of Code event to local Santa Cruz schools. Volunteers attended […]

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Why Schools Need Mice on Campus!

By Sukh Singh & Charity Funtila   Chromebooks are an essential part of the modern classroom. They help our students connect to the web, access a plethora of learning applications, and keep a digital archive of their work through Google Drive. But – there’s a problem. As students use the […]

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Girls’ Code Camp: A Reflection

I’m Charity and I have been working with Code Naturally’s lead educator, Joey, to teach students how to create games and abstract art using code. This summer, Code Naturally partnered with Cabrillo to provide students with 4 code intensive one week summer camps. The last week was a girls only […]

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A Fantastic Week of Summer Code Camp!

Monday morning was full of excitement as we dotted our i’s and crossed our t’s for the last time before students arrived. The educators were ready to teach, the student folders were prepped, and the snacks were ready to go, but, as always before kicking off an important event – […]

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What is Programming/Coding?

What is programming/coding? Coding or programming is the process of giving your computer a set of instruction to carry out. This set of instructions is referred to as a program, app, application, or software. It can be thought of as a recipe like one you’d follow to make your favorite […]

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