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Two new studies this week couldn't be more timely.

Amid a reckoning with institutionalized racism in the news media industry, the Pew Research Center and the Knight Foundation conducted separate studies that drew similar conclusions: American news consumers don't feel that the news media represents them and the industry's lack of diversity is a huge contributor.

"Roughly similar portions of black (58%), Hispanic (55%) and white Americans (61%) say the news media misunderstand them, but they cite markedly different reasons for this misunderstanding," Pew found. One third of Black Americans, for example, said their personal characteristics were misunderstood. On the other hand, 39 percent of white Americans said their political views were misunderstood. Then, 26 percent of Hispanic Americans felt their personal interests were misunderstood.

The study gets into more specific demographics, too, including political leanings, religious affiliations, and age groups. "Republicans and Republican-leaning independents are far more likely to feel the news media misunderstand them than Democrats and Democratic leaners (73% vs. 47%)," Pew says. "Male U.S. adults are somewhat more likely than female adults to feel this, and those ages 18 to 29 are more likely to say this than those older than them."

Meanwhile, the Knight Foundation specifically examined newsroom diversity and found that "69% of Americans say that reflecting the diversity of the U.S. population is a 'critical' (35%) or 'very important' (34%) role for the media. Black (50%), Hispanic (43%) and Asian people (41%) are more likely than white people (30%) to say the media's role in reflecting diversity is 'critical.'"

Of the people who want to see newsrooms diversified, they prioritized diversity based on race/ethnicity (35 percent), political views (30 percent), income or social class (18 percent), age (9 percent) and gender (5 percent).

About half of Republicans (51 percent) want to see political diversity increased, while 49 percent of Democrats said racial and ethnic diversity is the most important to them.

As newsrooms across the country look for ways to address diversity issues, both studies (which were conducted before the George Floyd protests beginning in late May) offer at least some insight into how future decisions might be perceived by the public.

NEW RESEARCH: 79% of Americans say news organizations should increase the diversity of their staff - but they disagree on the type of diversity they'd like to see. More new research from @Gallup-Knight: https://t.co/jjwMWSSp3g #trustinnews (THREAD 1/6)

- Knight Foundation (@knightfdn) June 25, 2020

Interesting disparities: White people feel the media misunderstands their politics, for POC it's more about personal attributes: https://t.co/GYVIov7Hq5

- Catherine McGloin (@catmcgloin) June 26, 2020

Race vs politics? "Roughly similar portions of black (58%), Hispanic (55%) and white Americans (61%) say the news media misunderstand them, but they cite markedly different reasons for this misunderstanding."
https://t.co/Zwbc8IO0WF

- Rasmus Kleis Nielsen (@rasmus_kleis) June 26, 2020

"... U.S. adults living in areas with a higher proportion of Hispanic residents were somewhat less likely to feel a connection to local journalists and news organizations ..."

*clears throat* I'VE BEEN TELLING Y'ALL THIS https://t.co/X3jc2ldKei

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Oscars viewers this weekend might see the predominantly white nominees and think Hollywood still has a diversity problem.

It does.

But there are indications that the film industry is starting to get the message that diversity sells. The numbers of acting jobs for women and people of color are getting closer to being proportionate with the U.S. population overall, according to UCLA's latest Hollywood Diversity Report.

The report focuses on the top-grossing films of 2018 and 2019.
► Related: Part two of the 2020 Hollywood Diversity Report covers the TV industry
Although minorities were largely ignored for Academy Award nominations, films with diverse casts continued to resonate with increasingly diverse audiences, a fact emphasized by each new edition of the Hollywood Diversity Report.

When it comes to key jobs in the film world, the seventh annual report tells the story of two Hollywoods.

"As of 2019, both women and minorities are within striking distance of proportionate representation when it comes to lead roles and total cast," said Darnell Hunt, dean of the UCLA College division of social sciences and the report's co-author. "But behind the scenes, it's a very different story. That begs the question: Are we actually seeing systematic change, or is Hollywood just appealing to diverse audiences through casting, but without fundamentally altering the way studios do business behind the camera?"

Women make up about 50% of the U.S. population and minorities slightly more than 40%. A majority of the nation's population will be minorities by 2050, according to U.S. Census estimates.

The numbers of acting roles for women and people of color in film have been progressively increasing since UCLA researchers first started tracking data. And results from the last two years of film are heartening.

The researchers analyzed 139 films with the highest gross global ticket receipts of 2018. They found that 41.0% of lead roles went to women and 26.6% to minorities. And among all acting roles in those films, 40.4% went to women and 30.9% to people of color.

Things improved somewhat in most casting roles in 2019. Women had 44.1% of lead acting roles and 40.2% of the total cast in the 145 films from 2019 examined in the report; people of color made up 27.6% of lead actors and 32.7% of all film roles in 2019.

Each year, the report also analyzes the range of cast diversity among the top-grossing movies. In every previous report, films with the least diverse casts - those in which less than 11% of the cast were minority actors - made up the largest share of the top-grossing movies.

By 2019, that was not the case: Just 15.9% of the top-grossing movies had casts that were less than 11% minorities. By comparison, more than half of the top films in 2011 had less than 11% minority casts.

When it comes to writing and directing, minorities and women have gained a little ground on their white and male counterparts in recent years, but still have a long way to go.

In 2018, just 7.1% of the directors of top-grossing films were women and 19.3% were people of color. In 2019, women posted meaningful gains to reach 15.1%, but minorities directed just 14.4% percent of the top box office movies, a slight increase over recent years.

Women earned 14.8% of writing credits on the films analyzed in 2018, and minorities claimed 10.4%. Both figures improved for 2019, with 17.4% of writing credits going to women and 13.9% to people of color.

"Getting writing, directing and acting jobs is a critical step for women and people of color because success in the industry is largely driven by the credits you have," Hunt said.

The statistics for people of color in key entertainment roles are particularly striking considering their visibility, buying power, ideas and experiences in the population at large - including as consumers of entertainment. People of color accounted for at least 50% of domestic ticket sales for six of the top 10 films in 2018. In 2019, minorities bought at least 50% of tickets for nine of the top 10 films.

In 2018, films with casts made up of 21% to 30% minority actors had the highest median global ticket receipts. In 2019, the films that tended to perform the best at the box office were even more diverse, with casts in the 41% to 50% minority range.

Despite that buying power, the analysis suggests, fundamental structural change in Hollywood is not yet evident.

The 2020 Hollywood Diversity Report also includes a workplace analysis of 11 major and mid-major studios, which found that 91% of C-level positions are held by white people and 82% are held by men. Among all senior executive positions, 93% percent are held by white people and 80% by men.

Further down the org chart, gender equality is somewhat better: Studios' film unit heads are 86% white, but only 69% male.

"What's being green-lit matters," said the report's co-author, Ana-Christina Ramon, director of research and civic engagement for the UCLA College division of social sciences. "And although the industry is changing in front of the camera, white men are still doing the overwhelming majority of the green-lighting and making the major decisions behind the scenes at the studios."

That phenomenon largely dictates what stories get told and who gets the all-important jobs in front of and behind the camera, she said.

The report's authors in 2019 published an analysis of inclusivity practices across several entertainment sectors. That report included a five-part strategy that could help push the needle on Hollywood diversity.

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Oscars viewers this weekend might see the predominantly white nominees and think Hollywood still has a diversity problem. It does. But there are indications that the film industry is starting to get the message that diversity sells. The numbers of acting jobs for women and people of color are getting closer to being proportionate with the U.S.

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Diversity in media matters because it affects the quality of news reporting and the range of stories told. Reporters and editors are overwhelmingly white and male, for example, The Status Of Women In The United States Media 2017 report, found that only 37 percent of bylined news articles and opinion pieces regarding reproductive rights and related issues were written by women. Reports on these issues is overwhelmingly male dominated because the industry is.

In some cases, the lack of diversity in news and media is getting worse. For example, the report also found in the broadcast news sector work by women anchors, field reporters and correspondents declined, falling to 25.2 percent of all reports in 2016 from 32 percent in 2015. Lisa Sugar, founder and president of the global media and technology company, Popsugar is working to tackle this issue head on.

"Many stories and journeys are universal, but representation in the media has been limited to a certain subset of people, and we want to help to change that. In our beauty content, for example, we represent people of all shapes, sizes, skin tones, hair types, etc. I want everyone reading our content to find something that speaks to them," says Sugar.

When Sugar founded the organization in 2005 her aim was to create a company made up of a wide range of voices and perspectives. In 2017 PopSugar launched an annual Pride editorial content to celebrate progress made in advancing LGBTQA equality.

"We felt the 50th anniversary of Stonewall was a great time to package the stories up in this format. The content we created from many LGBTQA+ folks sharing their personal stories," says Sugar.

Showcasing diversity through storytelling is something Sugar is doing across all their platforms. For example, this year's Popsugar Play/Ground festival on June 22 and 23 in New York City features a partnership with GLAAD the American non-governmental media monitoring organization, which includes producing a panel called Power Your Pride, which showcases leaders and celebrities like Nico Tortorella, David Burtka, Brad Goreski, Carmen Carrera and Alicia Garza

Not only does this commitment to diversity increase the quality and range of media content but ultimately Sugar says this positively impacts the bottom line. "Inclusion is great for the world but specifically for us as a business, because we see higher engagement around our content when people feel like it applies to them. Brands are thrilled to see that and also respond to that. They appreciate that they can reach more people," she says. Here Sugar shares three ways businesses can create and represent all voices in media.
Create a diverse team of storytellers
For Sugar, the only way to tell a wide range of stories, is to have a team of content producers who don't all look or think alike. "We hire a diverse team in-house and a diverse pool of writers. We also have a range of editors and writers reading copy before it posts to make sure the tone is spot-on and we are not missing something or making tone-deaf assumptions," she says.

Managing a diverse team for Sugar is about ensuring her employees feel comfortable to be themselves. "We have always wanted anyone who comes to PopSugar to feel welcome no matter their race, religion, sexual orientation, dietary restraints, work ethic, status as a working parent or stay-at-home caregiver - you name it." This approach has paid off as women make up 79 percent of Vice President roles at Popsugar and there is gender diversity across all senior leadership positions.
Become aware of your blind spots
Ensuring diversity in content creation is a never-ending process, as storytellers and writers need to be aware of their own assumptions and biases - something Sugar is constantly trying to address. "Over the years, we have continued to train and hire our staff to make sure our content mirrors the shift within PopSugar and within the culture at large. Our teams are trained to eliminate unconscious bias," says Sugar.

This commitment even extends to things like selecting the images used with content. " Stock photography can have a marked lack of diversity, and that doesn't work for us. Our editors are trained to think more about what images they use and how to mix it up and be aware of what they highlight," she says. Having a diverse range of stories ultimately makes it easier for more people to relate to the content.
Celebrate differences through storytelling
Diverse storytelling not only better represents all customers but it provides businesses with a way to celebrate differences. For example, Sugar realized early on that a lot of the content at Popsugar featured weddings and often this included an image of a man and a woman getting married. "I was like, 'Why are we doing that?' So, it's really making sure we reflected all different types of weddings and all different types of families coming together," she says. For Sugar, everyone's parenting story is different, which is why she is creating a space that welcomes and celebrates this.

Adopting a diverse approach to storytelling is something Sugar encourages all businesses to do by being actively seeking out different perspectives. "People really have amazing, unique experiences and just really being open minded to hearing all that," she says.

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Though many reports have claimed that the YA movie adaptation bonanza has died, the growth of YA as a place for movie inspiration continues. In 2018, we've seen a number of well-reviewed and critically-acclaimed YA adaptations hit the big screen-including and the Sundance winner The Miseducation of Cameron Post. We're also about to see blockbuster adaptations of The Darkest Minds and The Hate U Give. It seems worthwhile in an age where teen books continue to inspire readers of all ages to build one ultimate guide to YA movie adaptations.

This isn't a list meant to serve as a roundup of the best YA books made into movies. Rather, this is an attempt-key word-at rounding up as many of the movies based on YA books as possible as of 2018. It would be impossible to be comprehensive, but this gets pretty close.

This is also not a ranking nor an exploration of returns on these films. This is indeed a straight list, meant to be a resource for readers and those who work with readers to return to again and again for inspiration.

I've limited this list to movies. There is, of course, space for YA books adapted into television or into made-for-TV miniseries; this may be worth pursuing in the future. Included are one-off TV movies accessible to viewers today either via streaming services or purchase.

Titles are alphabetical by the name of the movie, with the original book and author listed in parentheses; a few names differ film-to-book. To make this more simple, I've indicated movies as part of a series (think: Harry Potter or Twilight or The Hunger Games) with a * beside the title of the first film in said series; note that not every book series resulted in an entire film series. Not included on this list are middle grade adaptations, including Percy Jackson, City of Ember, Wonder, The Spiderwick Chronicles, and other similar titles; adult titles like To Kill a Mockingbird, A Walk to Remember, and The Lovely Bones are also not included. Those all have teen appeal, but they were not published nor marketed for YA.

This is a very white list, but like we've seen over the last few years with YA more broadly, we can only hope that with the success of diverse YA films that we'll see more of them.

YA Movie ADaptations

Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging (Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison)

Ashes In The Snow (Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys)

Avalon High (Avalon High by Meg Cabot)

Beastly ( by Alex Flinn)

Beautiful Boy (combines Beautiful Boy by David Sheff and by Nic Sheff)

Beautiful Creatures (Beautiful Creatures by Margaret Stohn and Kami Garcia)

Before I Fall ( Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver)

Blood and Chocolate ( Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause)

The Book Thief ( The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak)

The Breadwinner ( The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis)

The Bumblebee Flies Anyway ( The Bumblebee Flies Anyway by Robert Cormier)

The Chocolate War ( The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier)

Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant ( The Vampire's Assistant by Darren Shan)

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen ( Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen by Dyan Sheldon)

The Darkest Minds ( The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken)

*Divergent ( Divergent by Veronica Roth)

Drink, Slay, Love ( Drink, Slay, Love by Sarah Beth Durst)

The DUFF ( The DUFF by Kody Keplinger)

Eragon ( Eragon by Christopher Paolini)

Every Day ( Every Day by David Levithan)

Everything, Everything ( Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon)

Fallen ( Fallen by Lauren Kate)

Fat Kid Rules The World ( Fat Kid Rules the World by KL Going)

The Fault In Our Stars ( The Fault in Our Stars by John Green)

The Fifth Wave ( The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey)

Flipped ( Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen)

The Golden Compass ( The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman)

*Harry Potter ( Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling)

The Hate U Give ( The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas)

How I Live Now ( How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff)

How To Deal (combines Someone Like You and That Summer by Sarah Dessen)

*The Hunger Games ( The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins)

I Am Number Four ( I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore)

I Know What You Did Last Summer ( I Know What You Did Last Summer by Lois Duncan)

I Love You, Beth Cooper ( I Love You Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle)

I Still See You (Break My Heart 1000 Times by Daniel Waters)

If I Stay ( If I Stay by Gayle Forman)

It's Kind of a Funny Story ( It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini)

Jasper Jones ( Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey)

Lemonade Mouth ( Lemonade Mouth by Mark Peter Hughes)

Looking for Alibrandi ( Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta)

Love, Simon (Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli)

Maximum Ride ( Maximum Ride by James Patterson)

Me and Earl and The Dying Girl ( Me and Earl and The Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews)

The Mighty (Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick)

The Miseducation of Cameron Post ( The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth)

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children ( Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs)

Monster ( Monster by Walter Dean Myers)

A Monster Calls ( A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness)

The Mortal Engines ( The Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve)

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones ( City of Bones by Cassandra Clare)

Mrs. Doubtfire ( Alias Madam Doubtfire by Anne Fine)

Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List ( Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan)

Nerve ( Nerve by Jeanne Ryan)

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist ( Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan)

Now Is Good (Before I Die by Jenny Downham)

The Outsiders ( The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton)

Paper Towns ( Paper Towns by John Green)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower ( The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chobsky)

Precious ( by Sapphire)

The Princess Diaries ( The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot)

Radio Rebel (Shrinking Violet by Danielle Joseph)

Rumblefish ( Rumblefish by S.E. Hinton)

That Was Then, This Is Now ( That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton)

Sea Change ( Sea Change by Aimee Friedman)

The Seeker (The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper)

*The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants ( The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares)

Someday, This Pain Will Be Useful To You ( Someday, This Pain Will Be Useful To You by Peter Cameron)

Speak ( Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson)

The Spectacular Now ( The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp)

Stormbreaker ( Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz)

The Story of a Girl ( The Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr)

Ten: Murder Island ( Ten by Gretchen McNeil)

Tex ( Tex by S.E. Hinton)

Tiger Eyes ( Tiger Eyes by Judy Blume)

Tomorrow, When The War Began ( Tomorrow, When The War Began by John Marsden)

*Twilight ( Twilight by Stephenie Meyer)

Vampire Academy ( Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead)

Whip It ( by Shauna Cross)

Know of any YA movie adaptations I missed? Drop 'em in the comments!

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In this course, you’ll explore the wonders of what you can create with programming. Learn how to program drawings, animations, and games using JavaScript and the Processing library, and explore the technologies behind the web as you design webpages with HTML and CSS.

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Learn the technical skills to get the job you want. Join over 50 million people choosing Codecademy to start a new career (or advance in their current one).

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Scratch is a free programming language and online community where you can create your own interactive stories, games, and animations.

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Anyone can code, you can too!

Whether you're a parent, teacher or a student, our games support and guide you, making learning to code great fun. Get started with Rapid Router designed for students new to coding. Rapid Router is where you will build up your ability until you are ready to advance to Kurono, where you can test your skills in Python.

Starting with Blockly

Starting with Blockly, you can learn to become a coding superhero, amaze your friends with your high scores. Create levels for your friends and compete for the most coins.

If you are not part of a school, you can register here.

Meet the characters

Wes

Wes is as cunning as a fox, which is weird, because he's actually a wolf.

Kirsty

Kirsty is a girl with big ambitions. Her biggest ambition is to take the crown, and rule the world!

Dee

Dee is a Mark II DeliviBot. She's super friendly and her wire hair sparks when she laughs.

Nigel

Nigel is the tallest kid in his class, and he's growing taller by the day.

Phil

Phil is a Boarsnark, however, he is different to most Boarsnarks because he's very kind, and very gentle.

Progressing to Python

Kurono guides you and makes learning to code great fun.

Using Python, you can travel with your classmates through time to collect all the museum artefacts.

Ask your teacher or tutor to register.

Meet the characters

Xian

Fun, active, will dance to just about anything that produces a beat. Has great memory, always a joke at hand, might try to introduce memes in Ancient Greece. Scored gold in a track race once and will take any opportunity to bring that up.

Jools

A quick-witted kid who wasn't expecting to embark in a time-warping journey but can't say no to a challenge. Someone has to keep the rest of the group in check, after all!

Zayed

A pretty chill, curious soul that prefers practice to theory. Always ready to jump into an adventure if it looks interesting enough; not so much otherwise. Probably the one who accidentally turned the time machine on in the first place.

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Anyone can code, you can too! Whether you're a parent, teacher or a student, our games support and guide you, making learning to code great fun. Get started with Rapid Router designed for students new to coding. Rapid Router is where you will build up your ability until you are ready to advance to Kurono, where you can test your skills in Python.

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Whether you're a parent/guardian or a student learning independently, the options below are engaging, easy-to-try ways to begin your exploration of computer science.

Try an Hour of Code with these fun introductory tutorial

Try a one-hour tutorial featuring popular games and movies like Minecraft, Frozen, and Star Wars. Many tutorials are structured like games, designed to teach basic computer science concepts in fun, engaging ways.

Minecraft Hour of Code

Minecraft is back for the Hour of Code with a brand new activity! Journey through Minecraft with code.

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AI for Oceans

Help A.I. clean the oceans by training it to detect trash! Learn about training data and bias, and how AI can address world problems. View lesson plan.

Try activity

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Watch an engaging series of short videos to learn how computers, the internet, and AI work

Learn the basics of computer science with videos featuring famous technologists like Bill Gates and Satya Nadella, as well as a diverse cast of presenters from a number of industries and organizations.

How Computers Work

With an introduction by Bill Gates, this series of six short videos explains what makes a computer a computer and how computer circuits work.

Watch the video series

How the Internet Works

In this series of eight short videos, you'll learn how the internet was invented, what HTML is, and how search engines like Google work.

Watch the video series

How AI Works

Learn about how AI works and why it matters with this series of short videos. Featuring Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and a diverse cast of experts.

Watch the video series

View more videos, including short inspirational videos featuring celebrities like Steph Curry and Shakira, here.
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Learn the fundamentals with our self-paced courses

Self-paced introductory courses

A great option for students getting started on their own. You'll learn the fundamentals of computer science with drag & drop blocks. Create your own drawings and games. Note: Express courses are currently available in English, Hindi, Italian, and Spanish. For other languages, we recommend our 20-hour Accelerated Course. To see what's available in your language, visit our course catalog.

Self-paced introductions to Game Lab and App Lab

Adapted from our CS Discoveries and CS Principles courses, these short, self-paced modules are a great way to learn concepts that span all programming languages and tools. Requires Code.org account to access.
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Create something!

First, get inspired! View our project gallery - play some of the games or try out some of the apps that students have created. You can "remix" the project to make it your own, or build something new in App Lab, Game Lab, or Web Lab.

App Lab

App Lab is a programming environment where you can make simple apps. Design an app, code with blocks or JavaScript to make it work, then share your app in seconds.

Build an app

Game Lab

Game Lab is a programming environment where you can make simple animations and games with objects and characters that interact with each other.

Create a game

Web Lab

Web Lab is a programming environment where you can make simple web pages using HTML and CSS. Design your web pages and share your site in seconds.

Make a web page

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'Unplugged' activities: Computer Science without the computer

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No screen, no problem! We've put together a 'sampler' of quick, fun CS activities you can do without a device. Have a family Dance Party party while learning about events, or 'program' each other to draw pictures!

View unplugged activities

Or view these unplugged options from other organizations:

Hello Ruby - The world's most whimsical way to learn about computers, technology and programming. Activities on a range of CS topics, like the ability to decompose a problem, spot patterns, think algorithmically, debug problems and work together. (for ages 4-10)

CS Unplugged - A collection of free teaching material that teaches computer science through engaging games and puzzles that use cards, string, crayons and lots of running around. (for ages 5-14)

No computer at home? Try CS on your phone with these apps from our partners

Box Island
A charming mobile coding game that takes learners on an exciting adventure, while teaching the fundamentals of coding, like algorithms, pattern recognition, sequences, loops and conditionals. (for all ages)

codeSpark
Award-winning learn-to-code platform for kids ages 5-9. Solve puzzles and create games with The Foos while learning to code. Note: codeSpark is offering a free 3-month trial. Parent's email address and credit card information are required at signup. (for pre-readers through Grade 5)

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Learn from the Code.org team and special guests!

CodeBytes

CodeBytes are easy-to-digest, 20 minute interactive lessons blending computer science with real-world topics. Train an AI to read sign language, design an app for good, explore the world of Minecraft, and more!

View episodes

Code Break

Keep computer science fun by taking a Code Break! You can create a cypher with Ashton Kutcher, learn about variables with Yara Shahidi, and even explore how the Internet works with the actual inventor of the Internet, Vint Cerf!

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Whether you're a parent/guardian or a student learning independently, the options below are engaging, easy-to-try ways to begin your exploration of computer science. Try a one-hour tutorial featuring popular games and movies like Minecraft, Frozen, and Star Wars. Many tutorials are structured like games, designed to teach basic computer science concepts in fun, engaging ways.

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Animation Magazine is the largest animation website and only international magazine in the world devoted to breaking daily news and in-depth articles and profiles about animated films, TV series, cartoons, new media, visual effects and CG software and technologies.

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Following a public skirmish with Elon Musk, two Anti-Defamation League advisory board members tell Rolling Stone they may resign

For the past two years, Haiti has experienced a reign of terror as rival outlaw bands battle in the streets of the capital with American assault rifles. The violence has led to a mass exodus of thousands of refugees fleeing to the United States border - and there's no end in sight

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The former president is privately declaring victory over his party's "extreme" anti-abortion crusaders, while publicly touting his record of stripping women's rights away

At home, on the golf course, and into a new phase with the most inspiring man in music

In this episode of The Breakdown, the pop star talks about working on her magical new song with Caroline Ailin, Danny L Harle, Tobias Jesso Jr., and Kevin Parker - and shares that there's a secret club mix she wants to drop

The world met her as a viral foulmouthed nine-year-old. Then she went silent, until a death hoax brought her back into the spotlight. Today, she's rebranding as a singer and musician - but her life is as mysterious as ever

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We bring you the future as it happens. From the latest in science and technology to the big stories in business and culture, we've got you covered.

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Filmmaker Magazine | Publication with a focus on independent film, offering articles, links, and resources.

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Jonny Elwyn’s blog offers posts on the hows and whys of filmmaking, video editing, color grading, and tech.

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Graduates of MIT's electrical engineering and computer science department work in diverse industries and conduct research in a broad range of areas.

They improve the stability and security of computers and communications networks, and they increase the efficiency of solar panels. They create unique algorithms to analyze financial markets and design robots capable of thinking like human beings. Our community members continually make breakthroughs that enable people to communicate more easily, manage their environments more effectively, and lead more comfortable lives than ever before.

MIT has awarded electrical engineering degrees for nearly 130 years, and our educational programs have been at the cutting edge since their inception. We provide an in-depth education in engineering principles built on mathematics, computation, and the physical and life sciences, and encourage our students to apply what they learn through projects, internships, and research. We succeed in our mission to produce graduates capable of taking leadership positions in the fields of electrical engineering and computer science and beyond.

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Weekly newsletter with a round up of the web development industry resources, articles, and news.

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A website redesign can create organizational momentum beyond online presence, but requires critical thinking skills and well-defined goals.

A collection of free brush sets, textures, stamps, and palettes for Procreate, the iPad app that allows you to create professional art.

Using the latest CSS and JavaScript techniques, we have a collection of snippets for creating highly creative photo galleries.

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A website redesign can create organizational momentum beyond online presence, but requires critical thinking skills and well-defined goals. A collection of free brush sets, textures, stamps, and palettes for Procreate, the iPad app that allows you to create professional art. Using the latest CSS and JavaScript techniques, we have a collection of snippets for creating highly creative photo galleries.

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The Collective features the latest news and resources from the web design & web development community.

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The Collective features the latest news and resources from the web design & web development community.

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A radar chart - also commonly called a spider chart - is yet another way to visualize data and make connections. Radar charts are inherently geometric, making them both a perfect fit and fun to make with CSS, thanks to the polygon() function. Read along as Preethi Sam demonstrates the process and sprinkles it with a pinch of JavaScript to make a handy, reusable component.

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Smashing Magazine - For Web Designers And Developers

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Magazine on CSS, JavaScript, front-end, accessibility, UX and design. For developers, designers and front-end engineers.

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"A List Apart is a webzine that explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on web standards and best practices."

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It's one reason why so many UX designers are frustrated in their job and why many projects fail. And it's also why we often can't sell research: every decision-maker is confident in their own mental picture. In this article, Sophia Prater shows you how to collaboratively expose misalignment and gaps in your team's shared understanding by bringing the team together around two simple questions. What are the objects? How do they relate?

These days, content models have to serve a variety of delivery channels, each more outlandish than the last. But why do many content models still look more like design systems rather than reflecting structured data? Mike Wills takes us on a personal journey as he examines his own past experiences and invites us to conceive content models that articulate meaning and group related content together for use on any channel.

Emanuela Cozzi and Lennart Overkamp show us a new take on user personas that can prove to be more effective and meaningful.

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It's one reason why so many UX designers are frustrated in their job and why many projects fail. And it's also why we often can't sell research: every decision-maker is confident in their own mental picture. In this article, Sophia Prater shows you how to collaboratively expose misalignment and gaps in your team's shared understanding by bringing the team together around two simple questions.

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Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. Search across a wide variety of disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions.

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The New York Times is offering free digital subscriptions for students. A teacher must set it up, so please let me know if you'd like one.

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The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos

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