Hour of Code

December 9-15 is the 2019 week of “Hour of Code.”  It takes place during Computer Science Education Week – a week held in recognition of the birthday of Grace Hopper (a pioneer in computing!)  

Teachers/Parents:  You don’t have to be an expert to allow your child opportunity to code. One of the best ways to get involved is to do it together!  Learn, explore, fail, adjust, try, revise, apply, analyze... the process is what builds the type of thinking we're supporting in our students as coders.  

Websites & Online Resources

• Hour of Code:  https://hourofcode.com/us
• Code.org: https://code.org/
• Code with Scratch: https://scratch.mit.edu/
• Scratch Jr: https://www.scratchjr.org/
• Computer Science Education Week:  https://csedweek.org/educate/hoc
• Check out these “unplugged” coding activities:  https://code.org/curriculum/unplugged 
• Resources hosted by Modular Robotics (makers of Cubelets): https://www.modrobotics.com/education/educator-resource-hub/
• iRobot STEM resources: https://www.irobot.com/about-irobot/stem/stem-resources
• Khan Academy Hour of Code: https://www.khanacademy.org/hourofcode
• Tynker Hour of Code: https://www.tynker.com/hour-of-code/
• Disney Hour of Code: https://partners.disney.com/hour-of-code
• Wonder Workshop resources: http://hourofcode.makewonder.com/

Hour of Code intro videos

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQilo5ecSX4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ip051U7Rvds&list=PLzdnOPI1iJNcadqJAZnbDYShie4gLZQQJ
• "Code Stars" short film:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU1xS07N-FA

Historical Figures in Coding

• Dr. Grace Hopper:  http://www.women-inventors.com/Dr-Grace-Murray-Hopper.asp
• Hidden Figures –  http://www.hiddenfigures.com/
• Ada Lovelace – World’s First Computer Programmer (and ½ of the namesake of the character Ada Twist, Scientist!) – also the daughter of Poet Lord Byron!  https://kids.kiddle.co/Ada_Lovelace
• Charles Babbage (worked with Ada!):  https://kids.kiddle.co/Charles_Babbage
• Seymore Papert (creator of Lego Mindstorms Kits!):  http://www.papert.org/

Apple Stores have events to celebrate Hour of Code – check them out here:  https://www.apple.com/today/collection/hourofcode/