ZDNet

Hour of Code: More than 600 million lines of code and counting

Computer science has been called the new literacy for the 21st century. And yet, computer science education is on the decline in the U.S., where only 5 percent of students learn how to program. The ...
KTVU

Teaching kids to code: Oakland students take on 'Hour of Code' challenge

OAKLAND, Calif. (KTVU) - This week students around the country and around the world were challenged to up their computer programming game as part of "Computer Science Education Week." At Hillcrest ...
American Libraries

Hour of Code $500 Mini-Grants Available

In advance of Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek, December 3–9), an annual event to get students excited about coding, the American Library Association (ALA) is opening a call for applications ...
Nasdaq

Accenture Celebrates Five Years of Working with Code.org to Empower Students with Hour of Code Activities

Global events led by Accenture volunteers will help students learn about careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) “For the past five years, Accenture has partnered with Code.org, ...
Richmond Register

Hour of Code: Students learn to talk to technology

Madison County middle school students spent an hour Wednesday speaking the language of the digital age — coding. The event was part of an Hour of Code, an annual global movement from nonprofit, ...
The Journal

Minecraft, Code.org Releasing New Hour of Code Tutorial

On Nov. 1, Microsoft will be releasing its newest Minecraft Hour of Code tutorial, which, according to a recent announcement, could be "possibly the most adventurous tutorial yet." The company has ...
MacRumors

Hour of Code

Apple today announced that its annual Hour of Code event is set to take place from December 1 to December 14 at all of its retail locations around the world. Apple customers can register for thousands ...