CAS was born out of our excitement with our discipline, combined with a serious concern that our brightest students are being turned off computing by a combination of factors that have conspired to make the subject seem dull and pedestrian. Our goal is to put the fun back into computing at school. Read more

Evaluating the use of technology in a classroom environment is not something most administrators are trained to do. It is easy to walk into a classroom and see that every student is using a computer, but how do you really assess if and what type of learning is taking place? Read more

From our laptops, we can watch news broadcasts from China or Egypt, access Japanese manga, or view West African griots practice an oral art that influences contemporary rap. Unfortunately, though, we won't become proficient in languages just by listening to foreign movies, songs, and lectures on our iPods at the gym and on the commute. Second language acquisition requires a disciplined, systematic approach, carefully tailored to each learner’s level and communicative goals. Read more

Different videos are appropriate for different age groups but so many clips are available that the website covers all levels of schooling from pre-school to secondary school. The duration of clips varies; however, all are relatively short from one minute to ten minutes. Read more