National Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) December 6-12, 2009, was recently designated by the U.S. House of Representatives to recognize the transformative role of computing and the need to bolster computer science at all educational levels. This celebration is a joint effort led by ACM (the Association for Computing Machinery); with the cooperation and deep involvement of the Computer Science Teachers Association, the National Center for Women in Technology, and the Computing Research Association; and with the strong support of Google, Intel, and Microsoft. - xero from Bookmarklet

We are reaching out to you as a vital member of the computer science education community, to help get the word out about CSEdWeek and gather resources to communicate what computer science education is all about. ACM and its partners are developing a Web site, www.CSedweek.org, to serve as the interactive and central resource hub for CSEdWeek. The Web site will: * Raise awareness of the critical role of computing for our global information society * Promote efforts to expose students * particularly in grades K-12 * to robust computer science education * Highlight the challenges facing computer science education * Engage supporters to prepare students with the knowledge and skills they need for the 21st century. - xero

The site will contain computer science education resources, such as posters, brochures, curriculum guides, data, and research. It will also house a social networking platform to share ideas and celebrate CSEdWeek at national and local levels* and that*s where you come in! - xero

We are calling on you, and your students to upload to CSEdWeek*s social media sites pictures, videos and insights about what computer science education means to you. You can begin this process the week before CSEdWeek--to fill the sites with user-generated resources for the inaugural week*and add resources on an ongoing basis to make it the number one destination for computer science education. Please share content that displays effective instructional practice, engaging student activities, interactive lesson plans, and other resources that demonstrate why computer science education deserves the full support of policymakers, administrators and other important groups. - xero

Post your CSEdWeek-related videos: tag your videos with *CSEdWeek* and other descriptions including *computer science, education;* choose *education* and/or *nonprofit* categories (this will help people find your video). - xero

* Twitter: CSEdWeek http://twitter.com/CSedweek Use *@csedweek* to tell us in 140 characters what CSEdWeek means to you. Follow us, direct message us, and retweet our posts. - xero

* Facebook: Computer Science Education Week Become a fan of CSEdWeek, and post feedback, comments and resources on the CSEdWeek Facebook fan page. - xero

* LinkedIn: Computer Science Education Week Join our LinkedIn group, and post your feedback and resources on our page. - xero

* Flickr: CSEdWeek photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos... Upload your computer science education related photos and use collections, sets, groups and tags (tag with *CSEdWeek*) to connect to us. - xero