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This week's cover = logo for the International Consumer Electronics Show a/k/a CES2015 .... Other top stories ==> Intel will invest $300 million to diversify ... Pew survey shows who uses which media ... and FTC wants privacy & security built into Internet-of-things
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 & computational thinking in HBCU media and Tech media for the week ending Saturday 1/10/15 @ 12 noon ... Links to previous editions of the Dozens can be found at ==> Back issues
Cover Story = CES 2015 ++++++++++
Catch all of our CES stories in one place #CES2015 #CESCrunch http://tcrn.ch/1AgTE3l ... DLL Editor's Note -- Overviews and summaries of #CES2015 were also provided by Business Week, VentureBeat, CNET
3D printers hit the sweet spot: dessert. A taste test of chocolate candy & cookies at #CES2015 http://on.wsj.com/1BPa7IY
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A. HBCU Media ... Dozen
Technology | Academics | Policy - Data & Civil Rights: What Do We Know? What Don’t We Know? http://www.techpolicy.com/Blog/Featured-Blog-Post/Data-Civil-Rights-What-Do-We-Know-What-Don-t-We-Kn.aspx#.VLBNGeWm5h9.twitter
RT @HajjFlemings: Why black leaders matter in technology. (Guest Post by @waynesutton) http://usat.ly/1zwQenI via @USATODAY #CES2015
Police violence and accountability ... references will be updated from time to time ... #hbcu #hbcus 2 ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2015/01/police-violence-and-accountability.html
#HBCU #CAU Clark Atlanta University Receives $100,000 Grant from Mellon Foundation: (Photo : Facebook) Clark A... http://binged.it/141Mamw
Protests in 2014 began at Howard, spread to other #HBCUs, other colleges, then to the nation ... #hbcu ==> http://hbcu-levers.blogspot.com/2014/12/tech-dozens-2014.html#COVERSTORY
A young scholar who is changing the face of computer science http://diverseeducation.com/article/68667/ via @twitterapi
Teaching a class on cross-platform mobile dev at @HowardU next semester http://on.fb.me/1wstIvh #appcelerator #tidev
B. Educational Technology ... Half Dozen + 1
#MOOCs in 2014: Breaking Down the Numbers Again
https://wwedsurge.com/n/2014-12-26-moocs-in-2014-breaking-down-the-numbers … #edtech
In Time of Disruption, Media Companies and Colleges Look to Each Other for Help http://shar.es/1HioEu via @chronicle
Western Governors' deepening partnership with StraighterLine creates path to completion @insidehighered http://shar.es/1HiHSl
We’re seeking new games to review. If you’re working on something interesting, let us know. http://bit.ly/q4kreviews #edtech #gamedev
12 companies transforming education to watch next year http://goo.gl/Se6hG6 @Forbes #education #edtech
Intel will diversify +++++++++++++++++
Intel turns its GamerGate gaffe into a huge pro diversity program that will cost $300 million http://wp.me/p5hvhT-6RQf ... DLL Editor's Note -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson was in the audience for Intel's announcement ... This story also covered by USA Today, NY Times
More Diversity ...
.@mashable shows how the biggest tech companies stack up on corporate diversity (with graphs) http://mashable.com/2015/01/07/tech-corporate-diversity/#:eyJzIjoidCIsImkiOiJfZmUxaWVqdWt0dng2NG9hayJ9 … #diversityintech
We just crossed an important milestone for diversity in tech. Read about it & our BIG plans for 2015 on @TechCrunch http://tcrn.ch/1wyofDa
Pew report on social media +++++++++++
Social Media Update:Facebook still most popular, but other platforms see higher growth rates http://pewrsr.ch/1xG592c ... DLL Editor's Note -- Summaries of Pew's report were provided by TechCrunch, VentureBeat
Privacy & security in Internet-of-things +++++
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The FTC Warns Internet Of Things Businesses To Bake In Privacy And Security http://tcrn.ch/1BP8R8U by @riptari ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Network World, NY Times
More Cybersecurity ...
Critics say that new evidence linking North Korea to the Sony hack is still flimsy http://wrd.cm/1wyLDAl ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Computerworld, NY Times, NY Times (2),
New Research indicates Cybersecurity Skills Shortage will be a Big Problem in 2015 http://www.networkworld.com/article/2866913/it-skills-training/new-research-data-indicates-that-the-cybersecurity-skills-shortage-will-be-a-big-problems-in-2015.html … via @networkworld
Hackathon ...
Did you see our event recap featuring the full list of Dev Summit hackathon winners? #CES2015 http://bit.ly/1ysgT9X http://ow.ly/i/8bxyM
Congrats to 1st place in @ATTs @attdeveloper "Women in Tech Challenge" w/ @ubloxAG dev board https://devsummit.att.com/hackathon
FCC chairman says Net neutrality vote will be Feb. 26 http://cnet.co/1xSQYpe ... DLL Editor's Note -- This story also covered by Los Angeles Times, Wired, Computerworld, TechCrunch
Directory ==> HERE
This innovative networking tool helps connect people of color with peers and mentors http://wrd.cm/1xSN9QW
10 entry points to tech (for girls, women, and everyone), with Elizabeth K. Joseph >> http://red.ht/1yzCJIN http://fb.me/51U6TMP5s
Coding-Computational Thinking ...
Kick off 2015 by joining the #hackpledge initiative and mentoring other computer programmers! More info here: https://hackpledge.org/
We've partnered with the largest school districts in the US to add computer science to the curriculum. #moveForward
If this then that: 9 #programing skills and the jobs that want them @ITworld http://www.itworld.com/article/2865951/if-this-then-that-9-programing-skills-and-the-jobs-they-could-lead-to.html#tk.itwsotd …
Learning R this year? Check out sharon000 's Beginner's Guide to R: http://bit.ly/1BL4Ke9 #rstats http://bit.ly/1BL4Kea
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E. Tech Views -- Comments and Opinions ... Dozen + 2
How Asia is emerging as the world's #edtech laboratory, via @td_maurer: http://ow.ly/GJq5Y #education #elearning
'Run A Nonprofit Like A Startup To Move Fast And Help Things' - Great article by @CodeNowOrg founder http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/06/run-a-nonprofit-like-a-startup-to-move-fast-and-help-things/ …
Cybersecurity ...
2013 & 2014 were dubbed "the year of the data breach." Will things get worse in 2015? http://venturebeat.com/2014/12/26/the-year-in-security-how-2014s-failures-will-help-us-prepare-for-2015/ …
MOOCs ...
Views: Have MOOCs Helped or Hurt? https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2015/01/09/essay-ways-moocs-helped-and-hurt-debates-about-future-higher-education …
Diversity ...
.@washingtonpost asks "Is Intel's diversity goal really that 'bold’?" http://wpo.st/WUy00 #diversityintech
Kalimah Priforce & Lance Knobel: The 2% Problem: Why Isn’t Silicon Valley Diverse?: http://youtu.be/V7UpfzPyRC4?a via @YouTube
F. Tech Calendar ... Half Dozen
The calendar listing all previously posted events is found ==> HERE
Atlanta: The next founderstherapy is Tuesday 1/13. Free wine + beer. Register today! http://instagram.com/p/xebbwzG3mU/
If #government innovated like a #startup, what new ideas would grow? Share your idea and join us for #CollaborateDC. http://collaborate.fosterly.com/registration ...
Deadline to apply to the Female Founders Conference is Monday: http://www.femalefoundersconference.org/
Join us on Jan 27 at Dev Bootcamp. Learn more about our upcoming pitch night and get pitch prep to help you succeed.
https://codingwhileblack.com/events/pitch-night-informational-and-prep …
Pitch your idea or come discover new and upcoming tech at the CWB Pitch night hosted by Dev Bootcamp. Please share! https://codingwhileblack.com/events/pitch-night-and-mixer …
Join us on Jan 31 and learn how you can join Coding While Black in making an impact on blacks in technology. https://codingwhileblack.com/events/make-an-impact-on-chicago-black-tech-community
Be sure to register for the meetup Jan 13 part of the @WallStreetProj summit http://siliconharlem.net @cbrangel @NYTM @HarlemTrends
Another year, another workshop! CodeNow's next #NYC #computerprogramming wkshop now open for apps! Apply by 1/21 http://codenow.org/apply Back to Top
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