The Hour of Code: Berwyn South D100
December 5 - 11
During the 2016 Hour of Code D100 had: 8 Schools, 100 Classrooms, 2,607 Students, + 2,316 hours!
This information can be found in Schoology!
D100 Staff Group-> Resources -> 1:1 Resources -> Computer Science Ed. ->Hour of Code in D100
Did your class participate this year?
Please fill out this form: https://goo.gl/forms/kWtW1Lda1YGWFj302
*This is used to share with iSWAT the final numbers across the district!
Computer Science Education Week
"Computer science drives innovation throughout the US economy, but it remains marginalized throughout K-12 education. There are currently 517,393 computing jobs nationwide. Last year, only 42,969 computer science students graduated into the workforce."
Computer Science Education Week and the Hour of Code!
Monday, Dec 5, 2016, 08:00 AM
How will your class participate in the Hour of Code?
Grades K-2 Suggestion:
- Kodable: How to Get Started https://www.kodable.com
- Daisy the Dinosaur: Video Example
Located: Self Service on the iPad
Grades: 3-8 Suggestion:
All Grades
Code.org Coding Activities
This website has a plethora of additional coding activities for students to dive in for the Hour of Code.
Located: https://code.org
Additional Ideas:
- Bring a professional in to speak with your class (Skype, Google Hangout, FaceTime, in person, assembly)
- Drop everything and Code! - try it with a grade level, class, or even the whole school!
- Peanut Butter + Jelly Coding Activity - no tech!
- Ask your school iSWAT leader and iSWAT students for suggestions!
Everyone Can Code
No matter where you are at in your coding journey, join this course to get started learning how to code using SWIFT!
Download the SWIFT Teacher Guide!
This is a free teacher guide for any educator who is interested in using SWIFT Playgrounds for the Hour of Code.
http://www.apple.com/education/docs/hourofcode_guide.pdf?CID=mkts-edu-ecc-mailcustomer-hocRegister for a Workshop!
Share this link with your students if they are interested in attending a SWIFT workshop in the store after school or during the weekend.
http://www.apple.com/retail/code/?CID=mkts-edu-ecc-mailcustomer-hoc