"TECH Dozens" -- HBCUs' Sunday Magazine -- Week Ending 7/12/14

Last updated: Sunday 7/13/14 @ 5:54 pm

This week's cover = Photo from a tweet from the BlackGirlsCode Mobile App Development Workshop in Chicago ... Other top stories include the Digital Learning Lab's  report HBCUs -- Online and Blended Degree Programs -- 2014 ... CODE2040's Hack for Diversity Hackathon in San Francisco ... and the upcoming hackathons and workshops listed in the "Tech Calendar" section.

Below find links to the Digital Learning Lab's "Dozens" of favorite news items about HBCUs' use of technology to enhance their teaching, research, and community services ... plus news about hackathons and related issues ... in HBCU media and Tech media ... for the week ending Saturday 7/12/14 @ 12:00 noon ... in reverse chronological order from latest to earliest ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found here ==> Back issues ... Back issues can be searched for old tweets.

A. HBCUs | B. Ed Tech | C. Gen Tech | D. Hackers | E. Events

A. HBCU Media ... Dozen

1.   Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  Jul 11

   #HBCUs -- Online & Blended Degrees -- 2014 ... #hbcu #edtech==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2014/07/hbcus-online-and-blended-degree.html … pic.twitter.com/yRyDGlr30p pic.twitter.com/XfBrzShCjv
   
   
   
   

    

   
   
2. LT Wynn @Pubhistorian  ·  Jul 11

   RT"@OTGates: Most STEM grads don't work in related careers http://ow.ly/z2V6j  #college #careers #majors #STEM via @BaltBizMcDonald"
   
   

   
   
3. Marcia Robinson SPHR @HBCUCareerCntr  ·  Jul 10

   Run; don't walk to get one of these scholarships to do educational study in China. Way to go Howard University #HBCU http://fb.me/1ToIqGKj5 

   
   
4. HBCU Money™ @HBCUMoney  ·  Jul 10
   HBCU Money™ Histronomics: The Bayh-Dole Act http://ow.ly/yPXHd 
   

   
   
5. HBCU Money™ @HBCUMoney  ·  Jul 10

   HBCU Money™ Business Book Feature: Black Inventors, Crafting Over 200 Years of Success http://ow.ly/yPXOV 

   
   
6. HBCU News @hbcunews  ·  Jul 10

   #asu #hbcu ASU Launches New Biomedical Engineering Degree Set For Spring 2015: The Alab... http://binged.it/1oG7imR  http://bit.ly/189EcCK 

   
   
7. White House HBCUs @WHI_HBCUs  ·  Jul 9

   The Chinese Government signs memorandum of understanding with HBCUs in Beijing today!!!! http://www.ed.gov/edblogs/whhbcu/ 
   

   
   
8. HBCU News @hbcunews  ·  Jul 9

   #asu #hbcu Alabama State University researchers hope to help solve homicides: MONTGOMER... http://binged.it/1rSO4Qe  http://bit.ly/189EcCK 
   

   
   
9. LT Wynn @Pubhistorian  ·  Jul 8

   SBA Presentation On $2.5 Million Growth Accelerator Fund Contest At Howard University http://www.thestreet.com/story/12767977/1/sba-presentation-on-25-million-growth-accelerator-fund-contest-at-howard-university.html … via @TheStreet

   
   
10. HBCU Lifestyle @HBCU_Lifestyle  ·  Jul 8

    Delaware State University Faculty Awarded $400,000 NSF Grant http://owl.li/yQPR1 

    
    
11. HBCU Lifestyle @HBCU_Lifestyle  ·  Jul 8

    Alabama State Forensic Science Program Secures $200,000 Grant from National Science Foundation: http://owl.li/yU8qS 

    
    
12. LT Wynn @Pubhistorian  ·  Jul 7

    STEM ready: FAMU science camp prepares teens http://on.tdo.com/1lCTIgZ 

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B. Educational Technology ... Half Dozen

1. USDLA @USDLA  ·  Jul 9

   Cornell's business school lets students apply using LinkedIn profiles @insidehighered http://lnkd.in/bzAVCft 

   
   
2. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  Jul 9

   Study: Women, Blacks Most Likely to Leave STEM Careers @insidehighered http://shar.es/NfwRY 

   
   
3. USDLA @USDLA  ·  Jul 8

   Essay calls for end to charging online students same as in-person students @insidehighered http://lnkd.in/baSxCsj 

   
   
4. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  Jul 8

   Measuring, Addressing Student Behaviors Help Raise Completion Rates - Higher Education http://diverseeducation.com/article/65388/  via @twitterapi

   
   
5. OLC @OLCToday  ·  Jul 7

   The Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) is now the Online Learning Consortium (OLC). http://ow.ly/yQO1f 

   
   
6. Rich Kiker @rkiker  ·  Jul 5

   RT @BLEGroup: The Beginner's Guide To #Google In The Classroom - Edudemic #edtech #edchat #gafe #elearning http://zite.to/1lL79jj 

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C. General Technology ... Issues in the broader technical environment that impact teaching, learning, research, hackers, and entrepreneurs ... Half Dozen

1. TechCrunch @TechCrunch  ·  Jul 11
   The PC Market Has Its Strongest Quarter In Recent Memory http://tcrn.ch/1y3T5WK  by @alex
   
   
2. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  Jul 11

   Satya Nadella Says Changes Are Coming to Microsoft http://nyti.ms/1nbvQla 

   
   
3. Computerworld @Computerworld  ·  Jul 10

   RT @mbucken: #IBM spending $3 billion to rethink decades-old computer design #r&d #computerdesign @agamsh http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9249645/IBM_spending_3_billion_to_rethink_decades_old_computer_design …

   
   
4. VentureBeat @VentureBeat  ·  Jul 7

   Study: Android ships 4x more phones than Apple, & BlackBerry is a rounding error (2 charts) http://wp.me/p1re2-6iYw  pic.twitter.com/uGU1X8psgK
   
   
   
   
   

    

   
   
5. Computerworld @Computerworld  ·  Jul 7

   Superclass: 14 of the world's best living programmers @ITworld http://www.itworld.com/slideshow/158256/superclass-14-world-s-best-living-programmers-425412?source=itwsotd …

   
   
6. Co.Design @FastCoDesign  ·  Jul 7

   UI, UX: Who does what? A designer's guide to the tech industry: http://f-st.co/M53BEVx  pic.twitter.com/LLw8zbhCiI
   
   
   
   

    

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D. Hackers, Entrepreneurs, & Supporters ... Half Dozen 
Directory ==> HERE

1. Digital Learning Lab @DLLOnline  ·  1h

   Storify of @BlackGirlsCode mobile app development workshop in Chicago ... #hbcus #hbcu @thoughtworks ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2014/07/blackgirlscode-mobile-app-development.html …

   
   
2. ToC ATL @techsofcolor  ·  Jul 10

   HOW TO: Start Developing for iOS, Android or Windows Phone 7 http://mashable.com/2010/11/07/how-to-mobile-app-development/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfbTNsZzN3ODNseGZvM3FhOSJ9 … #ThinkMobile #ToC
   
   

   
   
3. Rich Kiker @rkiker  ·  Jul 10

   How I Started an After School Code Club @EdSurge http://ow.ly/yZHHG 

   
   
4. YesWeCode Hackathon @YesWeCodeHack  ·  Jul 9

   Check out the #storify recap of the @YesWeCode Hackathon: https://storify.com/yeswecode/ywcHack2014 …. #ThankYou New Orleans, Volunteers, Mentors, Parents!

   Storify

   
   
5. Laura Weidman Powers @laurawp  ·  Jul 8

   one of the highlights of the summer - the @CODE2040 #Hack4Diversity is THIS WEEKEND! you coming? https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-hack4diversity-closing-the-gap-tickets-11888106647 … cc @tristanwalker
   DLL Editor's Note #1: the eventbrite reservation form provides a description of this hackathon's goals
   
   DLL Editor's Note #2: The DLL's Storify of this hackathon is located ==> HERE

   
   
6. Help Kids Code @helpkidscode  ·  Jul 7

   How to do online research, a critical skill for programmers, teachers, students. From the magazine archive. http://bit.ly/18Eap9Y  #CSK8
   DLL Editor's Note: Please do not be mislead by the "Help Kids Code" logo; this article contains useful ideas for all hackers ... :-)

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E. Tech Calendar ... Half Dozen
The calendar listing all previously posted events is found ==> HERE

1. EDUCAUSE @educause  ·  Jul 11

   EDUCAUSE 2014 Program Now Available! http://goo.gl/ZojOOb  #EDU14 #highered

   
   
2. BlackGirlsCode.Com @BlackGirlsCode  ·  Jul 11

   We’re headed to #Miami on July 26 for our Build a Game in a Day Summer of Code workshop! Sign up here:... http://fb.me/26MQgm6hb 

   
   
3. ToC ATL @techsofcolor  ·  Jul 11

   Our topic this month: Mobile Developoment - Join us for "Think Mobile" on July 24th https://think-mobile-toc.eventbrite.com  #ThinkMobile #ToC

   
   
4. Ghost Note @GhostNoteAgency  ·  Jul 10

   #Technoir is on the way! Great panelists, emerging startups, best party to hit @1776 to come. http://bit.ly/U5K68i  pic.twitter.com/aKa2DJ2MOk
   
   

    
    

   
   
5. Innov8tiv @innov8tivmag  ·  Jul 9

   #Tech: Urban Tech Weekend: Innovation, IT Resources & STEM Focused Event Returns to Houston, Texas http://tinyurl.com/mcb7fjs 

   
   
6. Code for Atlanta @codeforatlanta  ·  Jul 8

   Our next hack night is in two weeks. See you there? http://www.meetup.com/codeforatlanta/events/191103692/ …

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