Apple’s Hour of Code Plans Include ‘Coding Labs’ For 3-Year-Olds

theodp writes: This week, Apple unveiled its Hour of Code and Computer Science Education Week plans which, predictably, call for the nation’s kids to learn coding the Apple way (vs. the Google, Microsoft or Amazon way!). “The new [Swift-focused] Everyone Can Code curriculum,” explains the Apple Newsroom, “integrates Apple’s Everyone Can Create project guides to help students express what they learn…

Herbie Hancock’s Joyous Soundtrack for the Original Fat Albert TV Special (1969)

Millions of kids grew up with the groovy yet educational cartoon comedy of Fat Albert, and millions of adults may find it difficult or impossible now to watch the show without thinking of the crimes of its creator. Such is life in the 21st century, but so it was too at the end of the […]

Herbie Hancock’s Joyous Soundtrack for the…

Sesame Street’s Elmo and Cookie Monster Are Bringing Respect to Game of Thrones and Westworld

Hey, kids! You wanna see Cersei Lannister casually peer pressure Sesame Street’s Elmo into drinking? How about Cookie Monster teaching two robots who believe themselves to be human that sharing is caring? Of course you do.Read more…Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/sesame-streets-elmo-and-cookie-monster-are-bringing-res-1834146847…