Computer Programming

Did the kids tell you about their awesome experience today? We took part in "The Hour of Code." They worked with Mrs. Martell to learn about computer programming! They even got to try it out. Ask your third grader to show you at home. Click here for the program we used today. Look in your child's folder for a bookmark that has other useful websites. Happy coding! :o)

Computer Science

Education Week DECEMBER 2013

The Hour of Code is coming.

Code.org is organizing the Hour of Code, a massive campaign to recruit 10 million students to try one hour of computer science during Computer Science Education Week this December. Be sure to ask your child about their computer programming experience.

What is the Hour of Code? 

An introductory exploration activity for students of all ages, kindergarten through 5th G. Students will work on tutorials in the technology center with classroom teacher and the instructional technology specialist.

No experience needed from teachers and students.

Tutorials will be provided by Mrs. Martell, instructional technology specialist.

An effort to demystify code, and change the conversation around computer science.

Why Computer Science?

Computer programming jobs are growing 3x faster than students entering the field. Yet fewer schools teach computer science than 10 years ago. 90% of K-12 schools in the United States don’t even teach it. 

Visit http://hourofcode.com to learn more

Who is behind this campaign?

Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, the Boys and Girls Clubs, the College Board, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and over 100 others, are uniting to back the Hour of Code campaign. The Computing in the Core Coalition and Code.org are organizing CSEdWeek 2013. The annual CSEdWeek celebrates the birthday of computing pioneer 

Admiral Grace Murray Hopper (December 9, 1906).

For more information visit Computer Science Education Week http://csedweek.org