Hour of Code (WORLDWIDE): Dec. 8-14, 2014
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Learning Basic Javascript with Khan Academy (The Hour of Code)
Dec. 9th-15th 2013 was Computer Science Education Week . Dec. 9th was chosen as the start of this special week to recognize the birthday of Grace Hopper , a programming pioneer and a U.S. Navy Rear Admiral (Google showcased an awesome Google Doodle of Grace Hopper to commemorate her birthday .). To celebrate this week, Code.org organized the Hour of Code , a chance for all students learn basic computer science for an hour to help them understand basic coding concepts. Every grade level at our school participated in this event, even preschool! The one class that impressed me the most was Mrs. Welpman 's 3rd grade class who decided to learn Javascript ! I was amazed to see the high student engagement during the activity, and how willing the students were in fixing the "bugs" in their code. Learning Javascript with Khan Academy (The Hour of Code) Mrs. Welpman's class inspired me to try the...