hour of code
Each year, during the 'Hour of Code' students at 155,000 events around the world will learn their first Hour of Code, jumping into a field that can change the rest of their lives! Hour of Code is lots of fun. But much more than that, it's an opportunity for schools and students to devote at least one hour (and often more) of this special week to learning computational thinking skills, experimenting with computer science, conducting computer coding activities and exploring the different ways computer technology impacts our lives.
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This is the main page to get into 'Hour of Code'. There are heaps of different coding activities to choose from. |
SCRATCH digibookClick on the image below to go to an ABC Splash Digibook all about Scratch!
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Choose an activityStar Wars or Minecraft? Frozen or Angry Birds? You want to be an artist or a game creator? Make your choice here!
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More "hour of code" information
If you did the Hour of Code last year, you might have used the Minecraft tutorial. Since launching, it’s been used over 31 million times by students!
For 2016, Code.org, Microsoft and Mojang are announcing the all-new Minecraft Hour of Code Designer, a tutorial that lets students code their own Minecraft rules. This year, students can use code to control how animals and other Minecraft creatures behave—you can create a totally unique Minecraft experience, and then share it with friends or play it on your own devices!
The new tutorial begins in a Minecraft world where sheep don't move, the chickens don't cluck, and nothing attacks: it’s a blank slate without movement or defined action. Over the course of an hour, you will bring this world to life using computer science. At the final level, you get to define the rules of Minecraft however you wish. If you want, the cows can lay eggs, sheep can explode, and zombies can run away from players!
If you used last year’s Minecraft activity, the new one provides a perfect way to expand your knowledge of computer science.
For 2016, Code.org, Microsoft and Mojang are announcing the all-new Minecraft Hour of Code Designer, a tutorial that lets students code their own Minecraft rules. This year, students can use code to control how animals and other Minecraft creatures behave—you can create a totally unique Minecraft experience, and then share it with friends or play it on your own devices!
The new tutorial begins in a Minecraft world where sheep don't move, the chickens don't cluck, and nothing attacks: it’s a blank slate without movement or defined action. Over the course of an hour, you will bring this world to life using computer science. At the final level, you get to define the rules of Minecraft however you wish. If you want, the cows can lay eggs, sheep can explode, and zombies can run away from players!
If you used last year’s Minecraft activity, the new one provides a perfect way to expand your knowledge of computer science.