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This week's cover = photo from tweet about Techs of Color at SXSW ... Other top stories ==> Google & Intel make smart watch ... Facebook Messenger sends money to friends ... Apple's new TV coming in June
Below find links to the Digital Learning Lab's "Dozens" of favorite news items about HBCUs' use of information technology to enhance their teaching, research, and community services ... plus news about hackathons and issues related to coding & coding literacy... in HBCU media and Tech media ... for the week ending Saturday 3/21/15 @ 5:00 pm ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found ==> Back issues.
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A. HBCU Media ... Dozen
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B. Educational Technology ... Dozen
C. General Technology ... Issues in the broader technical environment that impact teaching, learning, research, hackers, and entrepreneurs ... Dozen
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Big Data, Data Analytics, Data Science, etc, etc, etc
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Cybersecurity, Privacy & Cybercrime ...
D. Hackers, Entrepreneurs, & Supporters ... Dozen
Directory ==> HERE
Coding ...
Hackathons, Workshops, etc
E. Tech Views -- Comments and Opinions ... Dozen
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F. Tech Calendar
All of the events that announced this week can be found on the DLL's calendar ==> HERE
Happening Now: #yeswecode : From the 'Hood to Silicon Valley with @VanJones68 & Maxine Williams #sxswi
great piece by @jguynn on @CODE2040's latest - our #EIR program powered by @GoogleforEntrep http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/03/16/google-code-2040-tech-diversity-nation/70302194/ …
In the session, "Beyond the Diversity Data: Strategies That Work." Such a great panel! Thanks, @KaporCenter! #SXSW
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A. HBCU Media ... Dozen
Congratulations to all of our students who matched today. #iMatched #Match2015
Morgan State showcased student and faculty research and development at its annual innovation day. http://www.hbcudigest.com/articles/0315/video-morgan-state-introduces-campus-research-to-state-legislators.html …
#CSU #HBCU AFRL, Central State University creating partnerships in additive manufacturi... http://binged.it/1AKHJGS http://bit.ly/16pj8IA ... DLL Editor's note -- "Additive manufacturing" is a formal technical name for "3D printing"
TSU To Bring Data Science Experts from Harvard, China http://hbcubuzz.com/tsu-to-bring-data-science-experts-from-harvard-china/ …
Morgan researchers receive NASA Awards: http://bit.ly/1O6k6lh
The School of Technology is celebrating Technology Week this week. Click for additional information http://ow.ly/KuFAp #NCAT
Obesity, women's health, IPV, stress, diabetes...A few of the topics being presented at #mmcresearchday
.@CalCommColleges sign an agreement with nine HBCUs to make it easier for students to transfer across state borders: http://bit.ly/1Cp3dxs
DLL Storify of @mvmt50 "<div>HACK" hackathon at @HustonTillotson on Friday 3/14/15 and Saturday 3/15/15 ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2015/03/dll-storify-of-saturday-31415.html …
ASU Cancer Research Expert Receives National Award : Alabama State University http://fb.me/3EuVmhLDj
Brittany KL Mabry demonstrates 3DLS technology for mapping classical African material culture. #ASCAC32
What a Peruvian School Designed by IDEO Looks Like #edtech http://bit.ly/1Bcmptb
Are We Missing Opportunities to Engage Teachers with MOOCs? http://ow.ly/Ksn0D via @educause #edtech
Texas-size math lab. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/03/20/austin-community-colleges-promising-experiment-personalized-remedial-mathematics … Great reuse of a space for #personalizedlearning in math!
U. of New Haven and Coding School Team Up on Master’s Program in Data Science http://shar.es/1f8YVq via @chronicle
ICYMI: Announcing our 2015 Effective Practice Awards Honoring Innovation in #OnlineEducation http://ow.ly/KszIs
Higher Education/Library Views Impact Final Network Neutrality Order: http://www.educause.edu/blogs/jcummings/higher-edlibrary-views-impact-final-net-neutrality-order
New @wcet_info infographic: Busting the Myth: Distance Education Enrollment http://wcet.wiche.edu/learn/busting-the-myth-distance-education … Please share!
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Google is making a luxury watch with Tag Heuer and Intel http://wrd.cm/1CyGvDc ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by TechCrunch, Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Computerworld, FastCompany, Mashable, Gizmodo, Ars Technica, CNET, Fast Company,
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Facebook Messenger will now let you send money to friends http://theverge.com/e/7999822 ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by the Wall Street Journal, NYTimes, ZDNet, VentureBeat, Re/code, TechCrunch,
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Apple reportedly debuting new Apple TV with App Store and Siri in June http://theverge.com/e/8028740?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter … ... DLL Editor's note -- This story also covered by Gizmodo, TechCrunch, VentureBeat,
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Inside the U.S. antitrust probe of Google http://on.wsj.com/1H4sFHU ... DLL Editor's note -- This story was also covered by NY Times,
Meet the math wiz who changed basketball forever http://wrd.cm/1Espk2E
CW Survey: Big data interest still growing by @jambrosiocw http://www.computerworld.com/article/2896787/survey-big-data-interest-still-growing.html …
Cybersecurity, Privacy & Cybercrime ...
The government Is testing myriad invasive biometric surveillance methods http://gizmo.do/KEaGvFz
Snowden says spies targeting 'people with access to infrastructure' like sys admins, engineers http://zd.net/195jwmU
Obama administration sets record for censoring and denying transparency requests http://theverge.com/e/8010976?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …
Thanks for talking @DigPrivacy with us today. Lots of untweeted gems in the full report; dive in here: http://pewrsr.ch/1BebzCA ... DLL Editor's Note -- The Pew privacy report was covered by Gizmodo, Re/code,
Cybercriminals' new business models: 'Data laundering' & altering instead of stealing data http://zd.net/1bcAuBJ
Apple Pay's rate of credit card fraud has banks and Apple pointing fingers. http://nyti.ms/1GQCdGf
Directory ==> HERE
10% of all US students are enrolled in Code Studio, in grades K-8. http://blog.code.org/post/113828607793/10-of-u-s-students-are-enrolled-in-code-studio …
The Top 20 US Startup Accelerators Ranked http://fb.me/7x1bzT5jX
Arkansas is leading the learn to code movement http://wrd.cm/1MUAAtj
How the White House is leading the national effort on civic innovation http://tcrn.ch/1xjlZG4
Introducing Alumni Connect, a new ongoing mentorship opportunity for @CODE2040Alumni. Sign up today! http://conta.cc/18IYieT
Neil deGrasse Tyson's late night TV show will premiere on 4/20 http://theverge.com/e/8016064?utm_campaign=theverge&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …
Congrats to Google's @jewelmelanie and her startup @Partpic for winning the #SXSWAccelerator! http://goo.gl/aI1WSh ... DLL Editor's note -- Readers unfamiliar with @Partpic should read the recent article in Forbes and view the DLL's Storify of the @NewMEAccel Twitter chat and videos linked to that page.
Why learn R? Because Internet of Things will make "Big Data" much, much bigger!!! ... #DiversityInTech ==> http://www.computerworld.com/article/2497164/business-intelligence-beginner-s-guide-to-r-get-your-data-into-r.html#tk.ctw-eos …
Top highest paying #programming #languages http://bit.ly/1C9jtUT ... DLL Editor's Note -- Seems strange that this report doesn't mention R, the favored language of Big Data, Data Analytics, Data Analysis, Statistical Learning, etc, etc, etc. ... :-(
@TWITCH has #hackathon channels, e.g. @MLH "Major League Hacking" ... #hbcu #hbcus #DiversityInTech ==> http://www.twitch.tv
It's a full house at #HackHarlem! So excited to see what apps people come up with to help the Harlem community ... DLL Storify of this event ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2015/03/dll-storify-of-hackharlem-saturday-32115.html …
Girls in 5 cities coded 24hrs to #hackgirlsrights w/ @GlobalFundWomen.Explore their incredible solutions:... http://fb.me/7zdvzw828
great article from @kerby http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/10/why-are-there-so-few-black-investors/#tmhmdj:9N5L … A thanks for #innovatorsdinner support!
ICYMI: "In Silicon Valley, being black and in tech makes you part of a very different 1%" > https://medium.com/one-percent/one-percent-736bdf8d7a48 …
SXSW: What It’s Like to Be Black in Silicon Valley http://tinyurl.com/lcy8qoq
Hear our #tech #diversity location partner @EmileCambry @BLUE1647 http://bit.ly/BLUE1647BTC #business #bitcoin #Chicago http://ow.ly/i/90dSu
Why ‘leaning in’ is not enough for women of color w/ @BlackGirlsCODE founder, Kimberly Bryant (@6gems) http://on.msnbc.com/1xbmS3I via @msnbc
#SXSW panel offers real solutions for tackling diversity issues http://www.prweek.com/article/1338403 via @prwee
The gender problem in venture capital is worse than you'd expect http://wrd.cm/1HbxJKz
At #ACEMeetDC, @Stanford president outlines vision for a more digital future for higher ed:http://bit.ly/1MFobJE ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by the Chronicle
Stories of accidental success. Totally unexpected but stunningly successful. http://buff.ly/1C0X2iM
MT @tedmitew Updating everyone, pirate or not, to a legit Windows 10 is a brilliant move by Microsoft http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/03/windows-10-will-be-a-free-upgrade-for-genuine-and-non-genuine-users/ … …
Computing in 2025: What if your watch was your main computer, and your phone, tablet, and laptop just screens to it? http://www.wired.com/2015/03/neptune-suite-taste-computing-2025/?mbid=social_fb …
All of the events that announced this week can be found on the DLL's calendar ==> HERE
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