Computing History

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where anyone can teach or take a class or course

• Add or take a free, open Computing History course.

Computing History

• Add free, open Computing History subjects below.

Subjects

Add free, open Computing History subjects	Web Site	Organization (if any)	Degree / Non-degree	Instructor's Name	Location	Other Info	Language	Tags
The History of Computing	http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/science-technology-and-society/sts-035-the-history-of-computing-spring-2004/	MIT	non-degree	Prof. Slava Gerovitch	Browser	Start anytime	English	undergraduate
Name	http://		non-degree		Browser	Start anytime	English

WUaS Idea- and Academic Resources

Publish my article in a WUaS academic journal in this subject

Open Journal Systems. 2012. Open Journal Systems. Public Knowledge Project.

Related wiki, blog, etc.

Select Blogs

@CHM BLOG. 2012. @CHM BLOG. Mountain View, CA: Computer History Museum.

Select Book Groups, Study Groups, Musical Groups, etc.

Begin a Google + Hangout: https://plus.google.com/u/0/108179352492243955816/posts

Calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/

Select Communities, Email lists, etc.

(See also editable World University and School's 'You at World University' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/You_at_World_University).

Select Films

Crowder, Paul. 2009. The Real Revolutionaries. (A film about 'Silicon Valley' and of two intelligent but very different men. William Shockley and Robert Noyce).

2001: A Space Odyssey

Pirates of Silicon Valley

Tron

Hackers

The Matrix

War games

Firewall

Swordfish

Electric Dreams

The Net

Select Libraries, Archives, Collections, etc.

(See also editable World University and School's Library Resources' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Library_Resources).

Select Museums

(See also editable World University and School's Museums' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Museums).

Select References

Computer History Museum online exhibits. 2012. Computer History Museum online exhibits. computerhistory.org

DavidGilbert99. 2012. PC Sales Are Flat-Lining. July 12. tech.slashdot.org.

Gates, Billy. 2012. Bill Gates: the Traditional PC Is Changing. July 3. tech.slashdot.org.

Select Timelines

Computer History Museum Timeline. 2012. Computer History Timeline. Mountain View, CA: Computer History Museum.

Scaruffi, Piero. 2009. A Timeline of Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley: CA: scaruffi.com.

Timeline of Computer History. 2010. Timeline of Computer History. Mountain View, CA: Computer History Museum.

Select Video and Audio

Computer History Museum Overview. 2011. Computer History Museum Overview. Mountain View, CA: Computer History Museum.

Dweck, Carol. 2012. Mindset, Failure and Silicon Valley Founders: An interview with Carol S. Dweck. Menlo Park, CA: Santa Clara Valley Historical Association.

Graham, Robert. 2012. The Wagon Wheel Restaurant's Role in Sharing Silicon Valley Technology. Menlo Park, CA: Santa Clara Valley Historical Association.

Jobs, Steve. 1984. The Lost 1984 Video: young Steve Jobs introduces the Macintosh. Cupertino, CA: YouTube.com.

MacLeod, Scott. 2011. Wild Apple: To Apple in memory of Steve Jobs, We both went to Reed College, His inspiration and vision & WUaS, iPhone as Musical Instr subject at WUaS. (collection of newspaper articles, from soon after he died). October 5. scott-macleod.blogspot.com.

Metcalf, Bob. 2001. Next Big Thing: Video Internet. Cambridge, MA: MIT Open Course Ware.

Schmidt, Eric. 2001. Google's Eric Schmidt: Perspectives on Tech Leadership. Mountain View, CA: Computer History Museum.

Silicon Valley and the European Renaissance Parallels. 2009. Silicon Valley and the European Renaissance Parallels. Menlo Park, CA: Santa Clara Valley Historical Association.

Silicon Valley Historical Association. 2012. Silicon Valley Historical Association. (We believe in recording the hopes, dreams, successes and failures of the people who have changed our lives through technology — while they're still alive). Menlo Park, CA: Santa Clara Valley Historical Association.

Hardware

Scoble, Robert. 2006. Douglas Engelbart - Inventing the Mouse. Google Video.

History of the Internet

Dear, Brian. 2010. Plato (Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations) History: Remembering the Future. La Jolla, CA: Plato History Foundation.

Engelbart, Douglas. 1968. Doug Engelbart giving the "mother of all Demos" 1968. Palo Alto, CA: Stanford Research Institute.

Select Websites

Silicon Valley Historical Association. 2012. (We believe in recording the hopes, dreams, successes and failures of the people who have changed our lives through technology — while they're still alive). Menlo Park, CA: Santa Clara Valley Historical Association.

World University and School Links

Artificial Intelligence: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Artificial_Intelligence

Computing History: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Computing_History

Computer Science: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Computer_Science

History: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/History

Internet Studies: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Internet_Studies

Media Studies: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Media_Studies

Social Science: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Social_Science

Society Technology and Science: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Society,_Technology_and_Science

Sociology: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Sociology

WUaS Navigation

Academic Press at World University and School

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Admissions at World University and School

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Flyer seeking degree-oriented, WUaS students: 'Quaker-informed World University & School seeks friendly, undergraduate students for free, online, MIT OCW-centric, bachelor’s degrees to apply in the autumn of 2013, for matriculation in autumn 2014' - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSFriendsFlyerforProspectiveStudentApplicants.pdf - and accessible here, also - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSNoticeArchive.html. WUaS holds open, electronically-mediated, hour-long, monthly business meeting on the second Saturdays at 9 am Pacific Time, in the manner of Quakers - email worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com if you'd like to participate.

Blog at World University and School

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Bookstore / Computer Store (New & Used) at World University and School

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with educational electronics, as well; with musical instruments; value pricing ... 2% below market, consistently; available via mail and electronically;

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In Virtual World

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Alice. 2012. http://www.alice.org/index.php?page=what_is_alice/what_is_alice Minecraft. 2012. www.minecraft.net

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Open Croquet. 2012. http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?OpenCroquet

Open Wonderland. 2012. http://openwonderland.org/

Quest Atlantis. 2012. http://crlt.indiana.edu/research/qa.html (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZoT3pilNPI).

ScienceSim. 2012. http://www.sciencesim.com/wiki/doku.php . Research, teach, learn and share ideas - in voice or in type chat.

Second Life - Harvard's virtual island. 2012. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Berkman/115/53/25 - and teach, learn and share ideas - in group voice chat, or in group type chat, and via building.

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Video Communication

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Skype - http://www.skype.com/

Free, group video conferencing

AnyMeeting - http://l.anymeeting.com/homepage/

Google + Hangout - https://tools.google.com/dlpage/hangoutplugin

Zoom.us - Cloud HD Video Meetings - http://zoom.us/

Universal Translator at WUaS

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Wiki Software for Courses

Media Wiki - http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki

PB Works - http://pbworks.com/

Wet Paint - http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/

Wikia - http://www.wikia.com/Wikia

Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com/

Wikidata / Bots

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