Friday, June 13, 2014

Hour of Code 2014

The latest announcement from code.org hit my email inbox yeterday. Looks like they are planning for a bigger better "Hour of Code" for CS education week this fall.

Code.org

The Hour of Code is coming... again! December 8-14

Thanks to educators like you, last year's Hour of Code movement just keeps growing. By now, 37 million students have tried computer science for the first time with the Hour of Code!

We hope to make this December's campaign even BIGGER. So before you leave for summer,mark your school calendar now for the Hour of Code 2014, coming December 8-14.

Check out new Code.org courses

By fall, we'll offer:

  • 3 levels of elementary courses (K-1, 2-3, 4-5)
  • Free, one-day curriculum workshops for elementary teachers beginning in September -Sign up to be notified when a workshop is scheduled in your area.
  • Middle school programming activities for math and science classes. Learn more

Check out our current courses for a preview of what's to come: all free, open source and available worldwide.

I can't wait to share more Hour of Code news this fall and together hit our goal of reaching 100 million students by the end of the year!

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