The game of life: an outreach model for high school students with disabilities

In this hands-on special session, attendees will learn about and use a Game of Life cellular automata framework (Java) to assist with outreach activities. Using the framework, students with no prior programming experience can create interesting behaviors within thirty minutes. The special session leaders have successfully used this approach for thirteen years in a one-week summer workshop for disabled high school students. The SIGCSE special session will

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2008
• Where: SIGCSE
• Authors: Richard E. Ladner, Tammy VanDeGrift
• Keywords: Education, Hands-on Special Session, SIGCSE 2008, Special Session, Special Session Leaders