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...Sept. 4 news article "Google Donates Cell Phones to CS Classes" misquoted David J. Malan '99 as referring to the language used by the Android cell phones as a "dragon drop programming piece." In fact, he said it was a "drag and drop programming piece...
...computer science classes have received donations from technology corporations—last October, CS 50 TFs received free tablet PCs from Microsoft to test out. But the Google initiative marks the first time in recent years that the department has received mobile devices, according to Malan...
...Malan said he does not plan on heavily incorporating the phones into the course curriculum...
Instead, the phones will be loaned out at the end of the semester among the students enrolled in CS 50—a number that usually reaches roughly 300—as one option for their final projects. Malan said he sees the phones as “a welcome experiment” to enhance an already comprehensive curriculum...
...Students are welcome to tackle most any project they’d like, and these Android phones will empower a handful [of students] this fall to develop some actual mobile apps,” said Malan...