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		<title>Practical Computer Science (Education) with Python</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I gave a presentation at the eTech Ohio conference titled &#8220;Practical Computer Science with Python.&#8221; For the past two years, I&#8217;ve been teaching computer science to upper schoolers at Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, OH, and in the presentation I shared some of the reasons why I think Python is an excellent choice [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.python.org"><img class="size-full wp-image-90 alignleft" title="Python Logo" src="http://jamesmallen.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/python_logo.png" alt="" width="111" height="111" /></a>Yesterday I gave a presentation at the eTech Ohio conference titled &#8220;Practical Computer Science with Python.&#8221; For the past two years, I&#8217;ve been teaching computer science to upper schoolers at Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, OH, and in the presentation I shared some of the reasons why I think Python is an excellent choice for a programming language in an Intro CS course.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve uploaded the slides from the presentation for your convenience &#8211; next year, I&#8217;ll try to record any presentation(s) and put them online as well!</p>
<p><strong>Slides: </strong><a href="http://jamesmallen.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Practical-Computer-Science-with-Python-eTech-2010.pdf">Practical Computer Science with Python (eTech 2010)</a></p>
<p><strong>Links:</strong></p>
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<li><a href="http://www.greenteapress.com/thinkpython/thinkpython.html">Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist</a> (free textbook, great for intro CS courses)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.python.org">Python</a></li>
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