In advance of Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek, December 3–9), an annual event to get students excited about coding, the American Library Association (ALA) is opening a call for applications ...

The Hour of Code is a global movement by Computer Science Education Week and Code.org to teach students about coding and computer science. The event takes place during Computer Science Education Week, ...

With the tech industry concerned about the lack of skilled programmers coming up through the ranks, it’s hoped that this week’s Hour of Code initiative, which is taking place as part of Computer ...

(TNS) — Centaurus High School computer science students are teaching Hour of Code lessons to Lafayette Elementary, Ryan Elementary and Meadowlark Elementary students this week. On Monday, they worked ...

Second-grader Harris Jolliffe was glued to a computer screen at Whitney Elementary School on Thursday evening. “Flappy Bird,” a simple but challenging computer game in which users press the space bar ...

As each year passes, it becomes more clear that the skills students build through STEM activities like coding can contribute to their professional success–even if they don’t enter a STEM field. Each ...

Get the kiddies coding this year with the annual Hour of Code It's the most wonderful time of the year. No, not Christmas, but the annual Hour of Code and Computer Science Week. The event kicks off ...

Every year in school, teachers have their students take out their laptops and log on to Hour of Code to learn how to code and make music, art, and games. The problem is, this only happens once a year.

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