Hour of Code is held in December as part of Computer Science Education Week. Did you know Computer Science Education Week is always held to
This is the 2nd year for our district to participate in Hour of Code. During this week we want students to experience the power of computer science, at any age! It is important for students to understand coding opens opportunities to change lives. I think part of the mystery of coding is that it's a bunch of people staring at a computer screen all day. In reality, coders are collaborators and problem solvers! The message in this following video really explains it well.
With this being our 2nd time to participate it was important to me to show real life examples of how coding is used in many different industries. I found different video clips to share with students during our morning announcement broadcasts. The first video was important to me because these are real life examples of females using computer science skills in some unlikely places:
When sharing with students, I want to try to reach every child I can and that is why I selected this video also.
Another awesome opportunity put together by our district Digital Coaches was to give students the opportunity to talk directly to computer programmers. What better way to learn than from a real, live expert! Here is a Kindergarten class talking with a Google Analytics Engineer. What an interesting conversation!
We are truly honored to have had the resources to talk with individuals using their coding skills! More about the resources students used during our Hour of Code will come in a future post!
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