WSO Computing Dept.

We are the Computing department at GEMS WSO. We share the great things our ICT and Computer Science students get up to, as well as global technology news 🙌🖥

[Mashable @mashable]

This shapeshifting wheelchair is designed to maneuver rough terrain and provide upright mobility

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If you haven't interacted with Google's Bach doodle yet, you should! #AI powered and pretty cool 🎶 #Google #Bach #JohannSebastianBach #music #classical #aipowered #ArtificialIntelligence #dataanalysis

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Awesome :)

[Action for Happiness @actionhappiness]

Happy International Day of Happiness everyone! Let's do whatever we can to create more happiness in the world around us - today and every day ☀️
https://t.co/9yYHsOrpzq #InternationalDayOfHappiness

[Hadi Partovi @hadip]

A first in computer science at global scale.

[Megan Quinn @msquinn]

“The algorithm performed with flying colors. It correctly identified 92% of patients who developed Alzheimer’s disease in the first test set & 98% in the second test set. It made these predictions more than 6yrs before the patient received their diagnosis” https://t.co/C37wkicXje

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And this took first place: Scorpion (Mortal Kombat) by Pranav in 10I. Awesome entries everyone! #pixelart #pixel #art #competition #scorpion #hanzohasashi #mortalkombat #minecraft

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Here is the entry which earned second place in the #PixelArt #competition. Well done to Harrison in 8D. #pixel #art #pokemon #pokemongo #blastoise #rapidash #rayquaza #totodile #genesect

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A little delayed.. but here is the entry which earned third place in the #PixelArt #competition which concluded last month. Well done to Aaishah in 9J. #flowers #isabelle #supersmashbros

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@GEMS_WSO students continuing the #HourOfCode fun. Certificates for everyone! #computing #computerscience #programming #fun #DubaiSchools

[CodeAI @codeorg]

Today we kick off CSEdWeek 2018, and 50 million students will try the #HourOfCode globally! What will you create? https://t.co/VYSjxUggYk

Featuring @satyanadella, @shakira, Bono, @MichaelEaly, @ayahbdeir and others!

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Awesome poster by @GEMS_WSO Y7 S's Sara, Raena and Julia to encourage everyone to reduce their use of plastic. Well done girls! #reduceplastic #savetheplanet #enrichment

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Brilliant #BOTW sound effects / music remix! #breathofthewild #remix #music #Zelda #link #talent #creative #listen https://t.co/hIs8KZrydJ

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(Of course, do not try this yourself!) Video: Man jumps on Dubai cabs, buses to reach office on time https://t.co/wnjAgDOW9R

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#Deadpool is always a popular one... Thank you @gems_wso student Rayyan, O1, for your Pixel Art entry! #pixelart #competition #marvel #ryanreynolds #fun

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@MrJamesEnglish @GEMS_WSO @microsoftgulf Aaaah yes of course! Right, that'll be in the 'Pie-chart-icons' sequel.. 😊

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A fun starter activity with @gems_wso Yr 10 ICT: Pie chart-icons. #cake #colourwheel #powerbutton #pacman #spreadsheets #excel #fun #Piecharts #icons #lessonstarter @microsoftgulf

[WIRED @WIRED]

Boston Dynamics' robots can go for runs, move boxes, and even do parkour. CEO Marc Raibert walks through some of the biggest moves their robots have made. #WIRED25

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And here's #strongman Mark Boyd pulling a @gems_wso school bus. Because he can. What a treat for the students on a Sunday morning! #worldsultimatestrongman #competition #markboyd #hafthorbjornsson #babalshams #dubai

[WSO Computing Dept. @WSOComputing]

Parent: "How was school?"
Child: "Good. Had Maths, English Computer Science.. Oh and I watched a man pull a bus."
#markboyd #strongman #schoolbus @gemswso #gemswso #loveit