Hour of Code

Let it Snow During Hour of Code!

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Here is a great lesson to do with young students for Hour of Code week using Scratch Jr on the iPads.

Coding with Poetry

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Read about one of the new tutorials for Hour of Code that teaches how to combine computer science and writing poetry!

Hour of Code 2021

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Hour of Code 2021 is coming up in December! Do you have your hour planned? It’s easy with the links in this post!

Hour of Code 2020

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I cannot express enough how participating in the first Hour of Code several years ago changed my life, and hopefully made a positive difference in the lives of my students. We were all new to coding in my classroom back then, and learned together. From that time on, coding has been part of my life … Read more

Make it Snow in the Classroom with Scratch Jr.

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I was invited to help a couple of first grade classes with Hour of Code activities last week, and thought that we would try using Scratch Jr.  I had a different lesson planned for our Friday morning (“Can I Make the Sun Set?”) – but then it snowed in San Antonio Thursday night. For those … Read more

Scratch Jr., BrainPop, and PBS

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When participating in Hour of Code in our GT classroom this week, the 2nd graders were introduced to the free Scratch Jr. app on our iPads (also available on Android and on the Chrome Web Store ).  Before we started exploring the app, I thought it would be good for them to learn a little … Read more