{"444981":{"#nid":"444981","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Brian Magerko Interviewed on GPB\u0027s \u0022On Second Thought\u0022","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn July 1, 2015 Brian Magerko was interviewed on Georgia Public Broadcasting\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gpb.org\/on-second-thought\/episodes\/283\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u201cOn Second Thought.\u201d \u003C\/a\u003EHe discussed what EarSketch is and how it is used in US schools, especially in Georgia. Designed to teach computer science by making music, EarSketch aims to broaden the range of students who are engaged in programming. Students code in Python or JavaScript to create their own songs. A former teacher collaborator at Lanier High School, Mike Reilly, joined the discussion to talk about its success in his courses.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gpb.org\/on-second-thought\/episodes\/283\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EListen to the interview here.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Magerko discusses EarSketch and its use in Georgia high schools."}],"uid":"28518","created_gmt":"2015-09-04 14:50:31","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:29","author":"Jessica Anderson","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-09-04T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2015-09-04T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}