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Posted by timothy on from the novelization-of-wargames-is-all-you-need dept.

An anonymous reader writes "We are teaching an introductory class in computer science for high school students. We have the technical aspects of the course covered, there is a lot of information on the internet on designing that aspect of the class. We also want to cover some aspects of how computers affect society, privacy, expectations, digital divide etc. We were suggested Blown to Bits, which covers a lot of this but I'm not sure high school students are really going to enjoy it or even take away the right implications ... any recommendations for anything else ? Movies, Fiction, Non-Fiction Books and any other media are all welcome. Students are expected to read no more than 200 pages (that's all the time they have)."

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  1. Lessig's Code and Other Laws of Cyberspace by JonZittrain · · Score: 4, Interesting

    How about Lessig's Code 2.0? It's cyberlaw's pathbreaking book, and it's written in a very accessible way. It's free online at http://www.codev2.cc/.

  2. Re:1984 by RedLeg · · Score: 3, Informative
    Surely you mean nineteen eighty-four, by George Orwell published in 1949?

    -Red

  3. Re:1984 by Hognoxious · · Score: 5, Funny

    1984 has always been written by Orson Welles.

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  4. Little Brother by Cory Doctorow by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It's fiction, it's exciting, the protagonist is a high schooler, and it talks about crypto. Neil Gaiman approved.

  5. Cory Doctorow's Little Brother by psergiu · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://craphound.com/littlebrother/download/

    FREE BOOK. 136 Pages PDF. Other formats also available.

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  6. quickest way to drive youngums away by peter303 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Start reminiscing about the days of punch cards and teletypes. Few peopel are interested in last years technology much less decades ago.