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trac error – Unable to get database connection within 0 seconds

Posted on August 6th, 2011 by Ryan

Spent the better part of today fighting to get trac installed on my server so I can keep track of development tasks. Finally gave up trying to get the RVSkin version installed as it seemed to be a mess and … Continue reading →

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String methods in Scratch BYOB

Posted on September 4th, 2010 by Ryan

Each of the last 3 years we’ve been able to get more and more out of Scratch as it went from 1.2 to 1.4, and especially now with the BYOB 3 version from Berkeley. Adding in the ability to have … Continue reading →

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Teaching recursion with Scratch BYOB

Posted on March 6th, 2010 by Ryan

One of the biggest limits we came across teaching with Scratch this year is the inability to write methods and use parameters.  Methods, returns, and parameters are probably the only major concept in our intro CompSci class that we can’t … Continue reading →

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Don’t “unplug” your students

Posted on February 21st, 2010 by Ryan

Came across this post from a technology teacher in Cedar Park, Texas. Much of what she talks about is the result of a conference she returned from in Austin a couple weeks ago.  A conference that I, along with a … Continue reading →

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isPalindrome function in Python

Posted on June 28th, 2009 by Ryan

I’ve started playing around with Python, and the more I do the more I like it.  Python makes it very easy to do simple, scripty type stuff, but also has the ability to do OOP if that need arises. Here’s … Continue reading →

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