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Communications of the ACM, Volume 58, Issue 3

Pages 25 - 27

https://doi.org/10.1145/2723671

Published: 23 February 2015 Publication History

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Introducing children to fundamental computing concepts through Computer Science Unplugged.

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Reaching a broader population of students through "unplugged" activities
1. Applied computing
  1. Education
2. Social and professional topics
  1. Professional topics
    1. Computing education
      1. Computing education programs
        Computer science education
        Information science education

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Communications of the ACM Volume 58, Issue 3

March 2015

83 pages

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DOI:10.1145/2739250

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