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Coding in education is tantamount to student success, Cook tells Trump

Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared in front of the White House's American Workforce Policy Advisory Board on Wednesday, telling President Donald Trump that a lofty goal of integrating a new nationwide curriculum requires input from the government, private sector, and educators.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 12

Apple's Swift Playgrounds 3.0 enters first public beta

Apple on Tuesday issued the first beta of Swift Playgrounds 3.0, the next version of its iPad-based teaching tool for the Swift programming language.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 1

Apple announces new Girls Who Code partnership to mark International Women's Day

Apple is planning a marketing push in recognition of International Women's Day on March 8, including a new partnership with Girls Who Code.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 21

Apple partners with Dream Corps to expand Swift coding lessons to larger audience

Beginning in Oakland, Calif., Apple is partnering with Dream Corps to expand "educational and workforce development opportunities" across the U.S., and has Swift programming at the core of the expansion.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 4

Apple launches new Entrepreneurship Camp for women with app-driven businesses

Soon, women will have the chance to attend a new Entreprenuer Camp hosted in Cupertino that is designed to help app-driven businesses that are ownered or stewarded by women.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 5

Apple opens free Everyone Can Code session registrations, offers new Hour of Code guides

Marking Computer Science Education Week, Apple is expanding its Everyone Can Code program to provide more students with the ability to learn to program, by providing more resources for learning Swift and opening up thousands of free Hour of Code sessions at its Apple Store outlets for the first two weeks of December.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 2

Ryze's programmable Tello EDU drone helps teach code, on sale through Apple and DJI

Ryze this week announced the launch of a new iPhone- and iPad-controlled drone, the Tello EDU, intended to teach programming skills to both new and experienced coders.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 1

Apple's Swift Playgrounds 2.2 improves discovery of third-party content, new playgrounds

Apple on Monday issued an updated version of its Swift Playgrounds app for iPad, introducing content discovery enhancements, improved touch gestures and more.

AppleInsider Staff 7 years ago 2

Apple partners with France's Simplon for Swift app development training

Apple on Tuesday announced a partnership with a French vocational school to teach Apple's Swift, the open-source programming language used mostly for the company's own app platforms.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 1

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