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Hour of Code

12/14/2015

 
Submitted by Lindsay O'Donnell
​Reading Specialist, Fort Garrison Elementary
Fort Garrison students, in Lindsay O’Donnell’s Library classes, are proud to have participated in the Hour of Code during Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 7-13). The Hour of Code is a national movement aimed at increasing the number of students involved in computer programming and to educate students about future careers in this field. 
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Every Fort Garrison student in grades K-5 participated in the Hour of Code.  Kindergarteners started learning coding by turning the library carpet into a grid and giving each other directions to reach a destination.  Older students wrote lines of code to program their very own computer games featuring characters from Star Wars, Minecraft, and Flappy Bird, among others. Students used drag-and-drop blocks to link commands with events in their games. Some students were ready for a challenge and coded using JavaScript programming language. Many of our students agreed that computer programming seemed like a great career to have when they’re older!
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For more information on the Hour of Code and to see other coding websites for kids, visit https://code.org/learn.

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