Computers are everywhere, changing every industry on the planet. But fewer than half of all schools teach computer science. Good news is, we at OKCPS are on our way to changing this! If you've heard about the Hour of Code before, you might know it made history. More than 100 million students have tried an Hour of Code.
With the Hour of Code, computer science has been on homepages of Google, MSN, Yahoo!, and Disney. Over 100 partners have joined together to support this movement. Every Apple Store in the world has hosted an Hour of Code, and leaders like former President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrote their first lines of code as part of this movement.
This year, let's make it even bigger. I’m asking you to join the Hour of Code 2018 at OKCPS. Please get involved with an Hour of Code event during Computer Science Education Week, December 3-7.
Get the word out, host an event for your students, or try the Hour of Code yourself—everyone can benefit from learning the basics, and together we can spark the interest in computer science!
Get started at: http://hourofcode.com/us
~Casey
“The 'Hour of Code™' is a nationwide initiative by Computer Science Education Week [csedweek.org] and Code.org [code.org] to introduce millions of students to one hour of computer science and computer programming.”
