Erez Lieberman Aiden is an accomplished mathematician and physicist, winning many of the top prizes in math and science and all before the age of 35. If you are familiar with Google’s Ngram website, you’ve already had a peek into Erez Lieberman’s research. Lately, though, he’s been delving into the human genome and I was [...]
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Google’s Erez Lieberman Aiden Makes Mathematics Fun
Posted by ginac on April 27th, 2012
Google Summer of Code 2012 – Students Flip Bits, Not Burgers
Posted by ginac on March 28th, 2012
Imagine getting paid to do something you love. Imagine also getting valuable career experience, a mentor, and a valuable professional network–all before you’ve graduated from college. If you’re at least 18 and enrolled in an accredited pre-college or college, you could be flipping bits instead of burgers this summer while creating an amazing portfolio. Google [...]
Posted in Back to School, College, Computer Programming, STEAM, technology 
Tags: Computer Programming, google, Open source, Summer of Code 
Comments OffEx-Stanford Professor Starts His Own Low-Cost Online University
Posted by ginac on January 24th, 2012
Dr. Thrun recognized the power of technology to deliver his course content to over 160,000 students who signed up for his online artificial intelligence course at Stanford University. Dissatisfied with traditional lecture techniques at most higher education institutions, Dr. Thrun started Udacity. Learn more about Udacity or enroll in an upcoming course. Homeschoolers, the Introduction [...]
Posted in Computer Programming, Eclectic Homeschooling, Global Homeschooling, Learning Methods, Online Tools Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, google, Machine Learning, Online Learning, Stanford, Udacity Comments OffStanford University Offering Three Free Engineering Courses
Posted by ginac on September 2nd, 2011
Stanford University is going beyond open courseware by offering open registration to anyone interested in taking, one, two, or all three of its free engineering courses this fall. Those who register can take quizzes, do homework, and ask questions of each other. Learn more
Posted in Computer Programming, Crowdsource, Learning Methods Tags: Computer Science, Engineering, google, Online Learning, Open Courseware, Open Learning, Stanford University Comments OffGoogle Art Project: A Museum of Museums
Posted by ginac on June 22nd, 2011
For anyone familiar with Google Maps street view, the Google Art Project takes the same navigational approach to select art museums. Yes, you can cruise through the Museum of Modern Art just as you can cruise a street in Google Maps using just your web browser. Even better, you can zoom in on art works, [...]
Posted in Art, Eclectic Homeschooling, Online Tools Tags: Art museum, google, Google Street View, Museum, Museum of Modern Art, TED 5 Comments »Google Breadcrumb
Posted by ginac on June 13th, 2011
Google Breadcrumb is an interesting Google Labs application designed specifically for mobile devices. The best things about Google Breadcrumb is that it is free, easy, and a powerful tool for kids. Check out our article on GeekMom to get the inside scoop on Google Breadcrumb.
Posted in Computer Programming, Eclectic Homeschooling, Online Tools Tags: Breadcrumb, google, Google Labs, mobile, programming, wireless Comments OffMoonBots 2.0: A Google Lunar X PRIZE LEGO® MINDSTORMS® Challenge
Posted by ginac on May 18th, 2011
What a cool summer challenge! Google has partnered with FIRST robotics and Wired magazine to create an X Prize challenge especially for kids. Teams of young people ages nine through seventeen can register for this cool challenge. Teams of between three to six people, including one adult mentor, design a Lego Mindstorms robot to explore the moon. [...]
Posted in Computer Programming, Contests, Electronics, LEGOs, Science, technology Tags: FIRST Robotics Competition, GeekMom, google, LEGO, LEGO Mindstorm, LEGO Mindstorm NXT, Moon, Robotics, Wired (magazine), X Prize Foundation, Youth Comments Off
