{"id":7000,"date":"2022-11-22T11:03:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=7000"},"modified":"2022-11-22T11:01:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T16:01:00","slug":"hour-of-code-are-you-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2022\/11\/hour-of-code-are-you-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Hour of Code: Are You Ready?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“A computer is a bicycle for your mind.”<\/p>Steve Jobs<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Code.org (reviewed here)<\/a>\u00a0launched the Hour of Code™<\/a> during Computer Science Education Week in December 2013. Students and teachers were invited to complete Blockly (reviewed here<\/a>) tutorials, which use a programming language similar to Scratch (reviewed here<\/a>). President Obama, Bill Gates, and various celebrities supported the initiative to promote coding, and more than 20 million people participated. That, however, was only the beginning, as the Hour of Code became a grassroots movement that has introduced 100 million students to the basics of computer science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Participating in the Hour of Code will introduce your students to a world of possibilities. Understanding computers and learning the basics of coding helps children develop an appreciation of how things work. Coding requires problem-solving, creativity, communication, and many other valuable skills that will help students succeed in their future endeavors. Fostering these skills develops confidence and resiliency and supports a growth mindset. Integrating coding into your curriculum develops analytical and problem-solving skills embedded in various disciplines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hour of Code Preparation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n