John R. Lewis Library: Hour of Code: Hour of Code: Teacher Center

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Instructions for Doing the Hour of Code in Other Languages:

La Hora de Código en Español
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How do you do an #HourOfCode in a different language? It's easy: scroll down to the bottom of the tutorial and there's a drop down for languages!

Hour of Code Programs

Hour of Code Programs: Choose Your Favorite!

In each of these self-paced tutorials you will write code to play a series of games. No prior coding experience necessary!

Star Wars: choose from block coding (drag and drop) or javascript tutorials.

Minecraft: Use blocks coding to take Steve or Alex on an adventure through the Minecraft world.

Code Combat: Choose your hero and code your way through Kithgard Dungeon using JavaScript, Python, Lua, CoffeeScript.

What is Coding?

Coding is short for computer programming. It is a set of instructions a computer can understands and execute.

Coding USED to be hard, and with a steep learning curve. Early programming languages took A LONG TIME to learn. Thankfully, learning to code today is as simple as playing an iPad or online game. If you can play Angry Birds you can code (and even if you can’t play Angry Birds you can code)!

What is Hour of Code?

Hour of Code is a program put on by code.org to encourage millions of students around the world to spend an hour coding during the week of December (Dec. 5th-9th). Code.org offers teacher and student free tutorials, lesson plans, support, and games that will teach beginning to advanced coders.

How to run an Hour of Code in your Lancer Time

On December 6th during Lancer Time teachers will have the option to have their lancer time classes participate in an Hour of Code. Students can participate with or without laptops or devices.

There will be no switch during Lancer Time on Dec. 6th so students can participate in hour of code.

Hour of Code Options for Lancer Time classes where 50% of Students have Laptops:

Everything is ready to GO on this website:

http://lewishs-fcps.libguides.com/code

Step 1: Show students the introductory Video

Step 2: Ask students to choose one of the 3 Hour of Code Programs

Step 3: Do Program

Step 4: Have students complete Reflection & Response on http://lewishs-fcps.libguides.com/code

Hour of Code Unplugged (without computers) Lessons

If less than 50% of your students have computers you can still participate in Hour of Code. Teachers can choose one of three planned lesson that promote computational thinking and coding skills (without requiring a device or computer). First, choose one of the lessons from: Unplugged Hour of Code Lessons. Print out the worksheets and make sure you have necessary materials (minimal). When it is time do the lesson, do the following steps:

Step 1: Show students the introductory Video(s)

Step 2: Follow lesson steps (group or independent)

Step 3: Students do lesson in group or individually

Step 4: Have students complete Reflection & Response

Students Participating in Hour of Code in the Library, Dec. 6th and 8th (during Lancer Time)

Students will also have the opportunity to sign up to participate in the hour of code in the Lee High School Library. Those students who sign up in advance will have a pass that will be delivered to their lancer time teachers. At the switch students will come to the library to participate in the hour of code. Students who come to the library will be participating in the online hour of code tutorials. Teachers, librarians and volunteers will help students when questions arise. Students are encouraged to bring their own device and those students without a laptop can use a school supplied device in the library. To sign up, students can come to the library.

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