8 Dec 2017
Internet Society New York Chapter - Computer Science Teachers Association
In Computer Science (CS) education there is currently a lot of emphasis on coding. The project aim is to, via Internet History pedagogy, to promote a wider understanding of open network infrastructure, and its values. Following a keynote by Internet pioneer Dave Farber, a workshop engaged teachers in generating ideas for a 50 minute lesson plan. The complete session is available at https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ihforcs
Chapterthon is a global Internet Society (ISOC) Chapters marathon, where all ISOC Chapters can participate by developing a project within a timeline and budget to achieve a common goal for the development of education and the Internet. Once the project is finalized, the best project receives a prize. For 2017, the topic is Education and the Internet. Projects must fit in one of the following categories:
Digital literacy
Online lectures
Training people in the community
Developing connectivity for a school or an educational institution
Visit Chapterthon page:
https://www.internetsociety.org/grants-and-awards/beyond-net-funding-programme/chapterthon-2017-digital-schools
All Chapterthon 2017 projects:
https://www.internetsociety.org/grants-and-awards/BNet/chapterthon/2017/projects
In Computer Science (CS) education there is currently a lot of emphasis on coding. The project aim is to, via Internet History pedagogy, to promote a wider understanding of open network infrastructure, and its values. Following a keynote by Internet pioneer Dave Farber, a workshop engaged teachers in generating ideas for a 50 minute lesson plan. The complete session is available at https://livestream.com/internetsociety/ihforcs
Chapterthon is a global Internet Society (ISOC) Chapters marathon, where all ISOC Chapters can participate by developing a project within a timeline and budget to achieve a common goal for the development of education and the Internet. Once the project is finalized, the best project receives a prize. For 2017, the topic is Education and the Internet. Projects must fit in one of the following categories:
Digital literacy
Online lectures
Training people in the community
Developing connectivity for a school or an educational institution
Visit Chapterthon page:
https://www.internetsociety.org/grants-and-awards/beyond-net-funding-programme/chapterthon-2017-digital-schools
All Chapterthon 2017 projects:
https://www.internetsociety.org/grants-and-awards/BNet/chapterthon/2017/projects
- 5 participants
- 7 minutes
