![]() It seems like we have a long way to go before coding becomes an educational tool “I think in the next few decades, at least having a strong familiarity with software and what programming can accomplish is pretty powerful.” Why should kids learn the basics of coding? And so that was my first hook, and that was back in the day when you didn’t have the Internet to look up things and to get help, but that immediately got me hooked, where you said ‘Hey, you can create anything you want using a computer.” I just started reading the manual and I realized I could make video games on it. “I was probably early high school or late middle school and I had one of those TI-85 calculators. What inspired you to start coding when you were a student? See more in our View from the Top conversation series.Here & Now's Eric Westervelt, speaks with Sal Khan, founder and CEO of Khan Academy, about the importance of STEM education and his move from online education to brick-and-mortar schools. This week, millions of people around the world are participating in the " Hour of Code," a movement to promote computer programming in a changing digital world. (Kimberly White/Getty Images for Vanity Fair) The 'Hour of Code™' is a nationwide initiative by Computer Science Education Week and to introduce millions of students to one hour of computer science and computer programming.Facebook Email Khan Academy founder and CEO Sal Khan speaks onstage during "The State of Digital Education" at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on Octoin San Francisco, California. Register for free using your Watertown Free Public Library card, then use our suggested courses to get started with coding. Start from scratch or try a guided project. Use this online code editor to create and publish your own web pages while learning HTML, CSS & JavaScript. Lessons designed specifically for the Hour of Code offer just a glimpse of basic topics. ![]() Learn to code using open source tools while helping nonprofit organizations build the websites and apps they need to solve real-world problems.Ĭomputing courses on this learning platform begin with Intro to Programming. The bite-sized Hour of Code lessons provide a great starting place. Over 45 million people have used this free site to launch programming careers. ![]() There are even some for which no computer is necessary! On the Hour of Code’s Activities page, search over 100 hour-long tutorials built for students, but accessible to all. Get started with coding in just one hour. Here in Watertown, public school teachers and students are participating in the Hour of Code™ for the fifth year in a row during Computer Science Education Week, December 3-9, 2018. Already, more than 100 million students in 180 countries have participated, and every Apple Store in the world has hosted an Hour of Code ™ event. Hour of Code ™, organized by the nonprofit and over 100 partners, is a global movement that believes the students of today are ready to learn critical skills for 21st century success. Good news is, we’re on our way to changing this. Girls and minorities are severely underrepresented both in computer science classes and in the tech industry. Computing is the #1 source of wages in the U.S., but fewer than half of all schools teach computer science. ![]()
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