Librarians and School Administrators: Please read code.org's request to test out the Hour of Code initiative at your leisure.
Friends of Library's and School Administrators, Feel free to forward this to your friends. Computer Science Education Week is between 12/9-12/15. Regards, -- G | Gaurav Narain Saxena | 3302834972 | @gsvolt<http://www.twitter.com/gsvolt> | http://gsvolt.wordpress.com | http://www.youtube.com/gsvolt Board Member - SYN/HAK: The Akron Hackerspace, 21 W North St, Akron, Ohio 44304 | http://www.synhak.org Consultant - Bennett Adelson (Microsoft Solution Center), 6050 Oak Tree Blvd, Cleveland, Ohio 44131 | http://www.bennettadelson.com Owner - Whiskey Bits LLC, Portage Lakes, Ohio ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Hadi Partovi, Code.org <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 12:43 PM Subject: Test out the Hour of Code now To: Gaurav Narain Saxena <[email protected]> *Hour of Code tutorials are ready to try *-- with options for every age, every device, and even "unplugged." While this is still a work-in-progress, we invite you to check out the options, and give us feedback. In particular, Code.org’s own tutorials are ready for preview - learn basic sequencing, repeat loops, and if-then statements from Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Angry Birds. Please check them out<http://postoffice.code.org/l/PbehK763GIwCeO3aShnKic3w/4763eW5sXM0RRH7639nNQAtcNA/wXs02M4IMgA3QO5ZBFRDog>and host an Hour of Code<http://postoffice.code.org/l/PbehK763GIwCeO3aShnKic3w/0763bEuqt3GroldQ763cgDgcIg/wXs02M4IMgA3QO5ZBFRDog>for students in your school or community. See all the tutorials<http://postoffice.code.org/l/PbehK763GIwCeO3aShnKic3w/4763eW5sXM0RRH7639nNQAtcNA/wXs02M4IMgA3QO5ZBFRDog> 1,500,000 students and growing We just passed 1.5 million students planning to participate in the Hour of Code across 141 countries! It’s now on track to be the largest online education event in history, proving that the demand for relevant 21st century computer science education knows no boundaries. See every school participating here<http://postoffice.code.org/l/PbehK763GIwCeO3aShnKic3w/2JjkGhQ763w1FOLdh7636FclCA/wXs02M4IMgA3QO5ZBFRDog> . *Join now to win laptops or a video chat with Bill Gates.* Odds of winning are still exceptionally high in many states. To qualify: 1) Register<http://postoffice.code.org/l/PbehK763GIwCeO3aShnKic3w/0763bEuqt3GroldQ763cgDgcIg/wXs02M4IMgA3QO5ZBFRDog>for your *entire school* to participate in the Hour of Code by Nov. 15. 2) Then, email us your school’s Hour of Code “logistics plan” to [email protected]<http://postoffice.code.org/l/PbehK763GIwCeO3aShnKic3w/F9LmxpQz6TtgP2nWgnWvmg/wXs02M4IMgA3QO5ZBFRDog>to enter the running for a class-set of laptops. Details<http://postoffice.code.org/l/PbehK763GIwCeO3aShnKic3w/iQi0763PVjm763PTVoWQynPzhw/wXs02M4IMgA3QO5ZBFRDog> With CSEdWeek (Dec. 9-15) only 5 weeks away, please help your students join in on this record-breaking event. Join us now<http://postoffice.code.org/l/PbehK763GIwCeO3aShnKic3w/NYB7633XP763JIE763a4H3TdRYfg/wXs02M4IMgA3QO5ZBFRDog> Hadi Partovi, founder, Code.org More questions about the Hour of Code? Ask on our forum<http://postoffice.code.org/l/PbehK763GIwCeO3aShnKic3w/KVmj4892olcvSTUDU7Gdaw7w/wXs02M4IMgA3QO5ZBFRDog> *Our mailing address is:* Code.org PO Box 34628 #80740 Seattle, WA 98124 Unsubscribe from this list<http://postoffice.code.org/unsubscribe/AdiAQKdctf763FKY892V4i5KhKFvj8763eF5dL5lSw3EEPe3A/I763c70EQvKfK8924Ktd5yMBWA/wXs02M4IMgA3QO5ZBFRDog>
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