{"id":7220,"date":"2020-11-30T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/?p=7220"},"modified":"2020-11-30T09:07:05","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T17:07:05","slug":"time-flies-december-is-hour-of-code-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/2020\/11\/time-flies-december-is-hour-of-code-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Time flies &#8211; December is HOUR OF CODE TIME"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">PSSST&#8230;. Do you know what is just around the corner?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/files\/2017\/11\/lets_code-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5865 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/files\/2017\/11\/lets_code-1-300x193.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/files\/2017\/11\/lets_code-1-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/files\/2017\/11\/lets_code-1-600x386.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/files\/2017\/11\/lets_code-1-168x108.png 168w, https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/files\/2017\/11\/lets_code-1.png 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Come join us as we celebrate and learn during\u00a0\u00a0<em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hourofcode.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Hour of Code<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong> &#8211; <em>December 7 &#8211; 13th.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">What is it you ask? This is a worldwide effort to show that anyone can learn the basics of code with a series of one hour activities (both plugged and unplugged). Its focus is NOT to become a coder or programmer, but to nurture problem-solving skills, logic and creativity. And when you include reflection, you&#8217;ve added multiple core competencies to the process. Who wouldn&#8217;t want that! Just imagine all those opportunities to grow your neurons with a community of learners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">There are entrances for everyone &#8211; all you need is launch your curiosity and wonder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Here are some starting points:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">You can register your class for the global movement and get your class on the map:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hourofcode.com\/ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Many activities from Hour of Code: <a href=\"https:\/\/hourofcode.com\/ca\/learn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Did you gather supplies for your own\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/adst\/\">ADST KITS<\/a>\u00a0from our list? It&#8217;s time to jumpstart them.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Did you purchase\u00a0<strong>Spheros<\/strong>\u00a0from us? Now&#8217;s the time to experiment.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Interested in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scratch.mit.edu\/\">Scratch<\/a>\u00a0from MIT?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Lots of resources here:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/codebc.ca\/\">CodeBC<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Or try these!<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hourofcode.com\/codemonkeyjr\">Code Monkey Jr<\/a> &#8212; K\/1<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/hour-of-code\/candy-quest\">Tynker Candy Quest<\/a> &#8212; K &#8211; 3<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hourofcode.com\/makelevels\">Kodable Mazes<\/a> &#8212; K &#8211; 2<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/code.org\/minecraft\">Minecraft Hour of Code Tutorials<\/a> &#8212; Gr. 3-7<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hourofcode.com\/codecombatozaria\">Ozaria<\/a> &#8212; Gr. 6+ (Python and JS)<\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hourofcode.com\/csfirstunplugged\">CS First Unplugged<\/a> &#8212; Gr. 2-8<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kodable.com\/hour-of-code\/unplugged-coding?utm_campaign=partner&amp;utm_medium=learn-page&amp;utm_source=hoc-activity&amp;utm_content=unplugged-coding\">Kodable Unplugged<\/a> &#8212; K &#8211; Gr. 4<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helloruby.com\/\">Hello Ruby<\/a> &#8212; K &#8211; 3<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Need more information or support?<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Email\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:Amanda.Coutts@burnabyschools.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amanda Coutts<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PSSST&#8230;. 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