Fourth grade students at Aikin Elementary School are participating in the worldwide Hour of Code™ this month.
The students have attended classes taught by Technology Coordinator Frances Reed and are now familiar with coding.
For the Hour of Code, students choose from tutorials involving characters from movies and video games including Frozen, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Minecraft and Angry Birds.
The Hour of Code™ is organized by Code.org, a public 501c3 non-profit dedicated to expanding participation in computer science by making it available in more schools and increasing participation by learners of all genders and races. An unprecedented coalition of partners have come together to support this effort — including Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Boys and Girls Clubs of America and the College Board.
The grassroots campaign goal is for tens of millions of students across the globe to try at least one hour of code during December 7-13, 2015, in celebration of Computer Science Education Week. Early exposure to computer science equips students to be 21st century learners and creators. This campaign is designed to demystify coding so that anyone can learn the basics.