This week, President Barack Obama typed his first line of code as part of 'Hour of Code', an initiative designed to provide a quick and painless introduction to computer science. The one-hour tutorial ...

The specifics about my middle school computer lab have grown fuzzy over the years. I can’t recall my teacher’s name. I can’t say with certainty who regularly sat near me in the class. I certainly ...

This past fall quarter, Stanford offered an introductory computer science class to more than 200 talented high school students from around the nation. When I first received the opportunity to serve as ...

If you gave Shelley Charlton an Excel spreadsheet to maneuver, the high school business teacher could dazzle you. But if you asked her how to solve a problem using the Snap! visual programming ...

President Obama used his final State of the Union address Tuesday night to reflect on his legacy. But he also put forth some specific proposals for his remaining year in office. And the very first one ...

(TNS) — Becoming a senior doesn’t mean spending the rest of your life on the proverbial porch swing. Most want to stay connected to the world, and today’s technology offers that advantage. Three area ...

This story is part of a series on how we learn—from augmented reality to music-training devices. For the students in Emanuelle Burton’s ethics class, the story is tricky to grok. “They’re like, you ...

OUR working class — young and old, rural and urban, Democrat and Republican — is worried about being left behind. With the accelerating pace of technological change, economists warn about job losses ...

Computer skills will last a lifetime, even as technology changes. Whether you are seeking to improve your computer abilities, learn how to use a computer or enhance your career or job security, an ...

Whether at a job or after hours in your spare time, computers are everywhere. Is there a particular skill you would like to learn? Maybe typing, Microsoft office, photoshop, blogging or spreadsheets ...