<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hi Graduates, <br><br></div>Having grown up in the 70's (yes I am that old!) and having worked for Apple when the Woz and Jobs were in the office and had brown bag lunches with you, I am seeing more and more of the need to return to programming being taught in schools and the building of computers -- all things that were the norm in my early adult life. I taught AP Computer Science and Computer Math over a 9 year stretch in K-12 along with my science duties. <br>
<br>I guess it is "Back to the Future" in many ways.� <br><br></div>Here is some info that really got me to thinking about this:<br><br><div class="" style="margin-right:25px;padding-bottom:5px">
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Kano is the first computer kit for everybody. Make, play, code, and
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<br></div><div class="">You might also want to look at the LiveCode website as well...programming,� is back in the schools and is being widely sought internationally in K-12.<br><br></div><div class="">Best, <br>
Dr. Franklin<br></div><br clear="all"><div><div><div><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><font style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><i style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><span style="color:rgb(102,0,102);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>"A teacher affects eternity; [she]he can never tell where the influence stops." - Henry Adams<br>
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<br>I guess it is "Back to the Future" in many ways.� <br><br></div>Here is some info that really got me to thinking about this:<br><br><div class="" style="margin-right:25px;padding-bottom:5px">
 From
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNc6NRX2JG4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">
 www.youtube.com
</a>
 - <span>
<a href="http://www.scoop.it/t/computational-thinking-in-k-12/p/4012257687/2013/12/06/how-to-make-a-computer-in-107-seconds">Today, 3:58 PM</a>
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<blockquote>
Kano is the first computer kit for everybody. Make, play, code, and
level yourself up. Coming to Kickstarter on November 19th. Sign up: <a href="http://kano.me" rel="nofollow">http://kano.me</a></blockquote>
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<br></div><div class="">You might also want to look at the LiveCode website as well...programming,� is back in the schools and is being widely sought internationally in K-12.<br><br></div><div class="">Best, <br>
Dr. Franklin<br></div><br clear="all"><div><div><div><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><font style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><i style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><span style="color:rgb(102,0,102);font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span>"A teacher affects eternity; [she]he can never tell where the influence stops." - Henry Adams<br>
</span></span></font></i><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Dr. Teresa Franklin</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Pro</span></font><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,255)" face="tahoma">fessor, Instructional
Technology</font><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,255)" face="tahoma"><br></font><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,255)" face="tahoma">313D McCracken Hall<font><font face="tahoma"><i>, </i></font></font>Dept. Educational
Studies</font><font style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education</span></font><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,255)" face="tahoma"><br>
Ohio University</font><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,255)" face="tahoma"><font><font face="tahoma">, </font></font>Athens, OH 45701</font><font style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">740-593-4561 (office)</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">740-541-8847 (cell)</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">740-593-0477 (fax)</span></font><font style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,255)" face="tahoma"><br>also: <a href="mailto:franklinteresa@gmail.com" target="_blank">franklinteresa@gmail.com</a><br>
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