We
live in a world surrounded by technology and we know that students will
need to know how to effectively use technology to succeed in their futures. And it’s more than just a need to use
technology, it’s a need to create with technology and understand how technology
works. However, only a tiny fraction of
people are learning computer science.
That’s
why my class is joining the largest learning event in history: The Hour ofCode! Hour of Code takes place during
Computer Science Education Week (December 7-13th). More than 100 million students worldwide have
already tried an Hour of Code and we are excited to see that number grow. We are putting our own twist on Hour of Code
again this year. The Grade 1s in my class are very excited to host our 2015 Kids
Who Code Code-a-thon! This exciting, student-led event will take place at our school on Friday,
December 11.
The Kids Who Code Code-a-thon idea was born
last year while I was working with fellow educator Mrs. Devon Caldwell. We decided that planning a coding event with
a project based learning approach would be a great way for our students to
start coding. Students are in charge of
planning the event, including making the guest list, sending invitations,
preparing coding activities for our guests and planning the refreshments.
Check out the 2014 Kids Who Code Code-a-thon
video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVr9tSJNyhk
Read more about coding in our classroom in these posts: http://mrsobachsclass.blogspot.ca/search/label/%23kidswhocode
Use the Kids Who Code Code-a-thon Tip Sheet to plan your own
Code-a-thon event:
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