Wednesday, December 11, 2013

So Much Fun

The kids have been having a great time with the Hour of Code activities this week, and many of them have asked it there was a way to do more at home. The answer is "Yes!"

The best introductory activity is Write Your First Computer Program. This uses Blockly code blocks and graphics from Angry Birds and Plants vs. Zombies to get kids started coding.

Once they finish all 20 levels of that activity, they should be ready to tackle the Build Your Own Game and Create an Animated Card activities.

Here is the basic intro video:


Sunday, December 8, 2013

Saturday, December 7, 2013

The Hour Of Code is Coming!

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We have an exciting week coming up in the Technology Lab: Next week all Community students will be participating in a worldwide initiative called the Hour of Code!

You can read about the Hour of Code here.  For even more information you can visit the Hour of Code website.