Oregon Cyber

08/10/2019

Logic gates are the building blocks of digital circuits.

A simple explanation of NOT, AND, OR and XOR logic gates used in computer systems.

07/23/2016

Great opportunity for youth to learn software development this summer!

07/20/2016

Given their vivid graphics, rich characters and backdrops, and often clear-cut mission objectives, it’s not surprising that apps, video games and high-tech toys may give the initial impression of leaving little to the imagination. But in actuality, they’re among the most successful tools that parent...

07/20/2016

An easy and fun approach to creating child programmers.

01/13/2016

It's time to buy those Girl Scouts Cookies again, and it's easier than ever.

01/13/2016

for children who have not had prior experience with computer programming...

Games for tomorrow's programmers.

01/13/2016

In his last State of the Union address, President Barack Obama said that "helping students learn to write computer code" is among his goals for the year ahead.

12/15/2015

This week, thousands of events around the world are encouraging computer-coding literacy. "Coding is really about creative self-expression and storytelling," says Mitchel Resnick of MIT's Media Lab.

12/06/2015

Anyone can learn to code! Spend an hour on Khan Academy learning to code, with our tutorials in JS, HTML, or SQL.

12/04/2015

CS Unplugged is a collection of free learning activities that teach Computer Science through engaging games and puzzles that use cards, string, crayons and lots of running around. The activities introduce students to underlying concepts such as binary numbers, algorithms and data compression, separa…

12/04/2015

The “teach kids to code” movement has many thinking that computer science is just coding. Often the two are conflated since coding is definitely the most visible component of computer science. It is the magic that turns ideas into products; it provides the motivation to learn computer science. K

12/04/2015

A good book for students interested in learning computer science...

Computer science studies how to describe, predict properties of, and efficiently implement information processes. This book introduces the most important ideas in computing using the Scheme and Python programming languages. It focuses on how to describe information processes by defining procedures,…