Programming Principles
Programming Principles I like these analogies and principles for programming basics, nice talking points for teachers using Code Academy as a starting point for teaching programming.
Code Academy
Code Academy Love this website that teaches you the basics of how to code. Have passed on to our new Computing GCSE class.
LWF11 Prof Andrew Blake – MD: Microsoft Research Cambridge – NUI
Talk about NUI – Natural User Interfaces (no touch). Obvious plug for Kinect. Showed Anybot robot that allows you to attend a meeting without actually being there. Talked through other examples of such tech. Challenges of creating Kinect: Have to be able to capture body pose. Come in many shapes, sizes and flexibilities! Depth camera made all this…