Mobile Apps Are Becoming Integral to the Future of Education
If you’ve been keeping up with Dogtown Media News recently, then you know it’s Computer Science Education Week. We’ve gotten to take a look at a plethora of awesome ideas coming to life. Previously, improving education with mobile technology was an endeavor for only San Francisco developers and other tech communities to tackle. Now, utilizing mobile […]
How a Data-Tracking App Is Improving Education
In Fresno, California, there’s a new reason for students to jump out of bed in the mornings. At Edison Computech, 7th and 8th graders are tracking their attendance, grades, and regular check-ins for points in a computer game called Strides. The game, developed by an Ohio company called Conquer Apathy, is an innovative way to […]
The Department of Education Debuts Their New Student-Aid Mobile App
Though Trump’s administration is divisive, we can all agree that government-sponsored programs are behind in upgrading their technology. Between outdated-looking federal websites and a lack of mobile integrations for their citizens, the government has a lot of catching up to do. But when Betsy DeVos, the U.S, Education Secretary, announced that the Department of Education […]
Obama Becomes the First U.S. President to Write Code
U.S. President Barack Obama became the first sitting chief executive in American history to write computer code, when he put together several lines of Javascript during a recent Hour of Code session. The Hour of Code program, an educational initiative supported by many of the world’s leading technology companies, is designed to “demystify” the computer […]