Beauty and Joy of Computing

Beauty and Joy of Computing is an Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Principles course developed by EDC and the University of California, Berkeley. In this course, students create programs using the programming language Snap! They also discuss the social implications of computing, and consider best practices for producing and consuming technology.

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Authors:

Education Development Center, Inc.University of California, Berkeley

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Design & DevelopmentImplementation

Services:

Design & DevelopmentImplementation

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Website

Resource Type:

Curricula

Focus Area:

Elementary & Secondary EducationSTEM Education & Workforce Development

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Beauty and Joy of Computing

Project:

Beauty and Joy of Computing

Date:

2019

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