Beyond the Hour of Code

Although the official week for Hour of Code is over, the fun doesn't have to stop there! It was amazing to see students who are rarely engaged in their learning begging for just another minute to work on code. I have heard rave reviews from both students and teachers who participated in this event, so why not keep the momentum for computer code going?

In addition to the resources that can be found on the code.org website, there are dozens of resources available for all different types of experience levels. Many of these resources have free student accounts available, so students can save their progress. Here are just a few:

• Tynker
• Codeacademy
• Hopscotch
• Kodable
• Scratch
• Lightbot
• KhanAcademy
• Made with Code

If you'd like to learn more about coding and how you can use it in your classroom, there is a growing number of resources for this. Edutopia has a collection of articles and discussions about Coding in the Classroom that you can find here. Edudemic also has a collection of resources for teachers entitled "Coding in the Classroom: 16 Top Resources."

If you're still not convinced, check out this infographic from Kodable:

Did your students try the Hour of Code? If so, please comment below with your thoughts. As always, if you have any questions or need help getting started, please contact a tech coach.