{"id":572,"date":"2019-10-11T06:50:19","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T13:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=572"},"modified":"2019-10-09T16:07:49","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T23:07:49","slug":"coding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/coding\/","title":{"rendered":"Coding"},"content":{"rendered":"

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My new Focus on STEM<\/em> column: Coding<\/a><\/em> is in the October Quick Tips for Schools and Libraries<\/a><\/em> newsletter.<\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> Catch up on computer science with this list featuring female coders, interactive guides, and other coding activities.<\/p>\n

Snippet:<\/strong> The first computer-to-computer message was sent on October 29, 1969, and the system crashed before the entire message was entered. (Sound familiar?) Only the letters \u201cL\u201d and \u201cO\u201d were\u00a0delivered to the other three computers<\/a>. Fifty years later, even pre-readers are learning to write computer code. As December\u2019s annual Hour of Code<\/a> approaches, look to these recent books about coding to inspire and prepare.<\/p>\n

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It’s STEM Friday!<\/a> (STEM<\/strong> is S<\/strong>cience, T<\/strong>echnology, E<\/strong>ngineering, and M<\/strong>athematics)<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2019 Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My new Focus on STEM column: Coding is in the October Quick Tips for Schools and Libraries newsletter. Booktalk: Catch up on computer science with this list featuring female coders, interactive guides, and other coding activities. Snippet: The first computer-to-computer message was sent on October 29, 1969, and the system crashed before the entire message … <\/p>\n

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