The Hour of Code is HERE!
We live in a world surrounded by technology. And we know that whatever field our students choose to go into as adults, their ability to succeed will increasingly hinge on understanding how technology works. But only a tiny fraction of us are learning computer science, and less students are studying it than a decade ago.
Our Hour of Code is a statement that WRSD is committed to teaching these 21st century skills. To continue bringing programming activities to students, this week (Dec. 7-13) our WRSD students in grades K through 8 will be participating within their Computer Technology classes, and 9-12 will have the opportunity to explore while in many of their seminar and core classes.
For more details on the Hour of Code go to (https://code.org/) and try it out. Here are some additional websites that students can explore for Hour of Code activities:
- Hour of Code Tutorials (Star Wars, Minecraft, Frozen) - https://code.org/learn
- Google's Made with Code - https://www.madewithcode.com/
- Tynker's Hour of Code - https://www.tynker.com/hour-
of-code/ - Khan Academy’s Hour of Code - https://www.khanacademy.org/
hourofcode - Codecademy’s Hour of Code - https://www.codecademy.com/
courses/hour-of-code-en/0/1 - LightBot Hour of Code http://lightbot.com/hocflash.
html Lightbot for Mobile Devices http://lightbot.com/ - Build with Chrome–kind of like Minecraft, more like Google Earth Warehouse; use virtual Lego blocks to build in your browser https://www.
buildwithchrome.com/
Explore and have fun!
Maria
Maria E. Pearson
Instructional Technology Specialist
Winnisquam Regional School District
My Blog - http://wrsdtechnology.
