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A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for others to find and answer your question.
Floating Point is a traditional computer encoding method for numbers of large (or small) size, but limited precision. The bits of the encoding are separated by a mantissa and an exponent. Programming …
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For questions about different types of programming languages. E.g. Interpreted languages vs. compiled languages.
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For questions related to using Windows operating system in teaching, as well as teaching its usage in computer science.
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Questions related to teaching about regular expressions. This tag is for asking about various aspects of teaching regex. Use it for questions about regex from an educational perspective. Regular expre…
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questions about conducting workshops, designing course content and logistics of doing so.
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For questions specifically related to the .NET programming framework common in Windows systems.
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Questions related to teaching about file systems and how to use various file systems work. Use this tag to ask questions in relation to teaching (or learning) about file systems.
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Digital Literacy is a term used to describe classes/courses that intend, generally, to introduce students to computational concepts and processes. Such classes are often not comprehensive. They may be…
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Outreach is about both recruiting and retaining people, especially women and other underrepresented groups, in Computing (especially as students in computing programs and curricula).
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For questions about using computers in a hands-on environment. Making an interactive physical system using hardware and software, frequently based around single-board computers or microcontrollers, bu…
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for questions concerning teaching the goto statement and its equivalents.
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This is for questions related to teaching CS concepts at the Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. These are US education levels that cover students from about 5 through 10 years old.
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Questions concerning the Graphic Processing Units (GPUs), or General Purpose Graphic Processing Unit (GPGPUs)
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Admission requirements are used as a filter to admit students into an educational program or major. They can consist of background requirements, admission testing, interviews, etc.
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For questions related to dynamic polymorphism as exhibited in object-oriented programming languages.
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Questions related to teaching students about deep learning, many-layered artificial neural networks and other machine learning algorithms.
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Questions about instruction specific to the programming language Processing. Use this tag only when the language used would affect the question significantly (if your question uses Processing as an ex…
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only when the language used would affect the question significantly (if your question uses Snap! as an example, but does not focus on the language itself, you need not use the tag).
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intended for all questions related to name/identifier scoping in the various languages used in teaching. It can also be used for questions concerning the kind of scoping (e.g. lexical v. d…
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appropriate for all questions relating to the JavaFX graphical library. Questions on educational usage of the library are appropriate as are questions on the relative merits of JavaFX to o…
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App Inventor is an application development environment originally developed for Android mobile devices. Use this tag for questions relating to the educational uses of App Inventor, not for technical d…
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For questions specifically about Information Theory. Information theory is the scientific study of the quantification, storage, and communication of digital information (Wikipedia).
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for questions related to teaching all aspects of server-client (client-server) information systems.
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For questions concerning the Association for Computing Machinery, "the world's largest educational and scientific computing society".
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For questions concerning the ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education.
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A syntax for marking up text to allow it to be rendered more elegantly. Usually they're designed to be equally readable as a plain text file and as a rendered document. Markdown (used by github) is an…
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Questions related to teaching the Model-View-Controller design pattern. Use this tag when you have a question about teaching various aspects of the MVC design pattern.
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Use for the document preparation system LaTeX and not for the material. LaTeX is a markup language commonly used in academia to prepare documents due to its system for preparing mathematical equations…
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Markdown is a markup language which is very widely used in programming documentation. It is used by github, gitlab, stack exchange, and many other documentation engines. It's also used in every major…
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Makey Makey is an electronics kit often used by hobbyists for the purpose of connecting everyday objects to a computer program. Do not use for questions about Makey Makey itself; instead, use for ques…
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For questions about using the Sphero robot toy in the process of educating students in Computer Science. Use this tag for questions about how to use the Sphero in lessons or teaching. Do not use this …
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Questions related to teaching genetic or evolutionary algorithms. Genetic algorithms are algorithms based upon Darwin's theory of evolution. They are used to find a good solution from an evolving popu…
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Questions related to teaching about Raspberry Pi. Use this tag to ask questions about teaching students how to program and use a Raspberry Pi. Do Not use this tag for general questions about said devi…
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for all questions about teaching the concept of metaprogramming. Metaprogramming is the idea that a program creates or modifies a program, sometimes the executing program itself. Note tha…
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