Historical September–October 2022 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
How often do you hear that screen time can be a great thing? Have you ever tried to learn to code?
It can sound scary, but anyone at any age can do it! Why learn to code? 1. Learn something new 2. Create games and apps that that you can share with friends and family. 3. Be creative and problem solve 4. Learn a “secret language” 5. Have Fun!
There are many websites with free courses to learn to code. One of my favorites is Code.org and their Hour of Code.
The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. Anyone (5+) can use this site start to learn to code in only an hour! You can do fun things like • Program a Star Wars Droid • Develop a new basketball game • Draw pictures • Create art for your poetry • Build games with your favorite Disney Characters. • Try more challenging activities with artificial Intelligence, To find an activity that you love, start at: https://code.org/hourofcode/overview Code.org also offers many other resources for more advanced coders. Kids – make sure to ask your parent or guardian before you play. Parents and guardians – (from www.code.org) – “Code.org® is an education innovation nonprofit dedicated to the vision that every student in every school has the opportunity to learn computer science as part of their core K-12 education. [They] expand access to computer science in schools, with a focus on increasing participation by young women and students from other underrepresented groups.
The leading provider of K-12 computer science curriculum in the largest school districts in the United States, Code.org also organizes the annual Hour of Code campaign, which has engaged more than 15% of all students in the world. Code.org is supported by generous donors including Microsoft, Amazon, Google and many others.”
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, September–October 2022.
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