Hour of Code takes place during Computer Science Education Week, which is this week!

The idea behind Hour of Code is to get everyone participating in a coding activity at some point throughout the week. Students have all different levels of experience with coding, and it has become part of our B.C. curriculum.

This photo is from when I visited UHE for Hour of Code in 2019 to teach some coding, back when I held a district position.

While we understand that not all students will grow up to become programmers, learning coding and computational thinking in school helps demystify the powers that drive our everyday technologies, broadens participation in the field of computer science, and nurtures problem solving skills. It is essentially a new literacy needed as our children grow up and navigate the world.

At school, I try to balance the amount of screen time with the technology tools and skills students are expected to learn. Students will continue to have access to some of the coding links I will show them today, but please feel free to limit/guide your child in their use of the links I provided (even if it IS “for school!”)