Hour of Code

If your child is interested in computers and technology check this out.  Rohan's dad shared this with me and it is really neat.  I am going to be showing the kids on the active board how it works, but you should check it out as well.
The statistics on computer science education in the US are troubling. Take a look:

  1.           By 2020, there will be 1.4 million jobs in the computing field, but just 400,000 college computer science majors to fill them.
  2.           A.P. Computer Science is taught in only 5% of U.S. high schools
  3.           Computing occupations are among the highest-paying jobs for new graduates. Yet fewer than 3% of college students graduate with a degree in computer science.

•         But through education opportunities like Hour Of Code, we can change that. Last year over 15,000,000 students joined Hour of Code!
 
Hour of Code is very simple.  Simply take an hour to take a lesson on coding on your own time.  Here is the link for the online class:  http://code.org/employees/workday<http://t.signauxsix.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XZs8pTpVMVdVkg61qMK5CVQsyTK56dGW6f1KpqNb02?t=http%3a%2f%2fcode.org%2femployees%2fworkday&si=5709701534711808&pi=309849feabdf430398119382435e4401>

Here is a link to the Hour of Code web site which has a great intro video:  http://hourofcode.com/us<http://t.signauxsix.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XZs8pTpVMVdVkg61qMK5CVQsyTK56dGW6f1KpqNb02?t=http%3a%2f%2fhourofcode.com%2fus&si=5709701534711808&pi=309849feabdf430398119382435e4401>