Hello Everyone:
Sorry for this rather late heads up, but next week is Computer Science Education Week and an event called Hour of Code will be held nationwide. The Hour of Code can be completed anytime during the week (December 9-15) and can be done as a class, in groups, or individually. There are also many activity options. Here are some info pages:
Main Website:
http://code.org/
Computer Science Education Week:
http://csedweek.org/
Moving Beyond Computer Literacy: Why Schools Should Teach Computer Science (National Center for Women and Information Technology):
https://www.ncwit.org/resources/moving-beyond-computer-literacy-why-schools-should-teach-computer-science/moving-beyond
A lot can be said about the importance of this event, but here's a rather interesting statistic:
JOBS: 60% coding / 40% other math/sci
SCHOOLS: 2% coding / 98% other math/sci
FULL INFOGRAPHIC:
http://code.org/stats
VIDEOS:
CODE: THE NEW LITERACY:
WHAT SCHOOLS DON'T TEACH:
If you'd like to participate (all it takes is an hour) an easy to follow lesson plan is located at the following link. All you need is a computer with an internet connection. (The entire activity could also be done on a stand alone computer if the Scratch Offline Editor is loaded on computers.):
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tip_bar=hoc
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