Great technology links - Great learning at zero cost - November 2023

Computers and the Internet

Type: Training


https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/computers-and-internet

Khan Academy is a non-profit organisation that produces multimedia lessons covering mathematics, science, economics, life skills, languages, and many other subjects. It also offers courses from partner sites. The lessons on Khan Academy are aimed at both students and adults. For students, the content is classified based on the US education system.

Khan Academy was founded in the early 2000s by Sal Khan. He started tutoring his cousin in math. Eventually, Khan made the lessons available on YouTube.

The Computers and the Internet module consists of five units, each broken down into short modules. Those who take the course earn master points.

Snap!

Type: Programming

https://snap.berkeley.edu/

Snap! is a graphical programming language for both children and adults. Snap! uses coloured jigsaw-like constructs to build a program. If an operand cannot be associated with another the blocks will not fit. Snap programs are pictorial.

Snap! is a graphical programming language for both children and adults. Snap! uses coloured jigsaw-like constructs to build a program. If an operand cannot be associated with another, the blocks will not fit. Snap! programmes are pictorial.

Snap! may, because of the graphical approach to programming, appear limiting. While one can create their first programme quickly, it is very powerful, as evidenced by projects shared by the online community covering topics such as animations, games, stories, and more, while learning about mathematical and computational ideas.

IRL: Online Life is Real Life

Type: Podcast

https://irlpodcast.org/

IRL: Online Life is Real Life is a podcast from the Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit behind the Firefox browser. Their podcasts cover topics related to privacy, net neutrality, internet safety, fake news, and how platforms work to keep us engaged.

The podcast is now in its seventh season. The first episode discusses Large Language Models (LLM) and how they should be managed to ensure that adverse risks are managed.

IRL won a Webby Award for Top Tech Podcast (2023) for Season 6, a Shorty Impact Award for Podcast (Silver) plus the Audience Honour, and an Anthem Award (Silver) for podcasts in the Responsible Tech category.

 

 

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