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BootUp is a nationwide 501c3 nonprofit empowering teachers to bring computer science to every classroom, in every zip code across America.

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Susan Kare contributed pixel icons for the first Apple Macintosh personal computer from 1983 to 1986 and they are the basis for many computer icons and images still commonly used today! #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistoryinCS
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Teachers in Hawaiʻi explored BootUp’s new AI curriculum, Healthy vs. Unhealthy, learning how AI finds patterns in data—and how imbalance leads to bias. Through hands-on activities, they applied concepts like decomposition and algorithms to test models and build Scratch chatbots.
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Hands-on learning brings computer science off the computer and into the classroom and prepares students for a changing digital future. #BootUp
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The first programmer hired for the Apollo project at MIT and the first female programmer in the project, Margaret Hamilton led the team that wrote the code for the Guidance Computer for the Apollo lunar exploration program. #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistoryinCS
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We provide professional development, curriculum, resources, and support for elementary educators so they can integrate computer science nto their classrooms. #BootUpPD
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Thanks to funding to from UT Austin's WeTeach_CS program, teachers can attend a 4-day, hands-on workshop in the Fort Worth area, receive a $500 stipend for their time, and take home classroom-ready coding devices! Sign up at bit.ly/texask-2 or bit.ly/texas3-8
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Considered the first female commercial programmer, Mary Coombs was employed in 1952 as the first female programmer to work on the LEO (Lyons Electronic Office) computers. #WomensHistoryMonth #WomensHistoryinCS
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Introducing computer science early creates tangible results for students and communities in a changing digital world. #BootUpPD
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Each sprite plays a part, but you’re the composer and coder behind the magic with Code+Music. Get started today at bootuppd.com/codemusic!
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Our i-STEM 2026 strand, "BootUp K-2 Physical Computing," is a unique opportunity for educators to explore BeeBots and hands-on STEM learning! Thanks to the Idaho Department of Education all attendees will be walking away with a BeeBot Hive! Register at stem.idaho.gov/istem
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While working for NASA Valerie Thomas invented an optical device called the illusion transmitter, a device NASA adopted and was later adapted for screens on devices ranging from surgery tools to televisions. #blackhistoryinCS #blackhistorymonth
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i-STEM is an engaging summer PD for PK–12 educators. Educators in Idaho can register for our strand, "BootUp K-2 Physical Computing," today! Thanks to our partnership with the @IdDeptOfEd attendees will be walking away with a BeeBot Hive! Register at stem.idaho.gov/istem
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Early exposure to unplugged computer science activities prepares students for the always changing digital future #BootUpPD
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Mark Dean was a co-creator of the IBM personal computer released in 1981 and his work led to development of the color PC monitor. These achievements along with many others led to Dean being named the 1st African-American IBM Fellow in 1995. #blackhistoryinCS #blackhistorymonth
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We're here at AASA's #NCE2026 and all set up at booth #764! Stop by to talk about how to integrate coding into your elementary classrooms and for a chance to win a classroom packet of 20 micro:bits! #BootUpPD
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Janez Yvonne Lawson Bordeaux was the first African-American hired into a technical position programming the IBM 701 at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. #blackhistoryinCS #blackhistorymonth
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