"What is the Hour of Code?"
"The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. It is a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and show that anybody can learn the basics."
Hesston Middle and High School were part of this global movement last week. Mrs. Yoder and I worked with freshman in Mr. Rempel's class. His students worked through the Hour of Code using hourofcode.com and completed projects using Scratch.
Mrs. Yoder and I's 7th and 8th grade Advanced Technology students worked with 59 other middle school students during lunches to teach them about coding. It was so fun to have our students in a leadership role teaching other students the skills they have learned.
They say every student graduating from high school should have the basic knowledge of coding to be more employable. Kids love it because we can teach it as if they are playing a game.
There are many good sites and apps for teaching basic coding, even for Kindergartners! If you would like to incorporate coding in your classroom let me know!
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