Hour of Code 2018

Participation Guide
Table of Contents
In a Nutshell
What is Hour of Code?
How it can Work at Your School
Choose Your Participation Method
Resources
Favorites from Last Year
During Hour of Code Week
After the Hour of Code

In a Nutshell
During the week of December 3-9, 2018 students around the world will participate in the “Hour of Code”. This guide
is for teachers who are interested in participating. You may select any coding activity (or a series of activities) that
equal one hour. The official website activities are located at https://hourofcode.com/us. See the guide below for more
detailed information.

What is Hour of Code?

The week of December 3rd-9th is the “Hour of Code” (also Computer Science Education Week) sponsored by
Code.org. During this time students around the world will get an introduction to computer programming- no
prior experience is required (by student or teacher). Students (or teachers) will choose how to spend their Hour
of Code through game-based activities online, on iPads, or Android tablets. There are “unplugged” activities for
those that don’t want to use technology for the Hour of Code. This is a worldwide initiative with tens of millions
of learners in over 180 countries! Games (also called tutorials) are designed for all ages in over 45 languages.

The goals of the event are to “demystify” coding, showing that anyone can learn the basics, and to promote
computer science as an option for future careers. The hope is that by exposing students to coding (especially
girls) students will be encouraged to explore coding further for potential careers in computer science. The
The 'Hour of Code™' is a nationwide initiative by Computer Science Education Week [csedweek.org] and Code.org [code.org]
to introduce millions of students to one hour of computer science and computer programming. This guide was created by
Nicole Zumpano @nmzumpano nmzumpano@ltcillinois.org
Department of Labor anticipates computer science will be one of the fastest-growing and highest-paying
industries in the future.

Read stats that emphasize the importance of coding here: https://hourofcode.com/us/promote/stats

View Code.org’s How to Run an Hour of Code video and view their participation guide.

How it Can Work at Your School

● During the week of December 3rd-9th teachers will choose ONE HOUR to dedicate to the Hour of
Code (There is not a specific hour for the Hour of Code- it can take place anytime throughout the week
and can be broken up into multiple periods of time).
● Students as young as kindergarten can participate in Hour of Code!
● Students with disabilities can participate in Hour of Code! See a how-to guide here
● Websites with lesson plans are included in this document. It is recommended that teachers look through
the activities and decide which looks best for their students, then share the student hyperdoc.
● Teachers can complete the activity in their classrooms as a whole class using iPads, laptops,
Chromebooks, and Android tablets or as stations for students to choose; the way you implement Hour
of Code is completely up to you.
● Teachers are asked to take pictures of their students participating in Hour of Code and post them to
Twitter (please note: if you take any pictures showing a student’s face please make sure they have a media
consent form on file. If not, please take pictures from behind students so their face cannot be identified).

Choose Your Participation Method

There is no set-in-stone way to complete Hour of Code! Teachers can choose activities on the iPads, laptops,
computer lab, Chromebooks, Android tablets or even “unplugged” activities that include no technology at all!
Teachers can offer students a choice, assign one tutorial for everyone, have coding “stations” with different
applications, partner with an older/younger classroom, have students work independently or in pairs, etc. All
Hour of Code activities are self-guided and do not require accounts/signing in/signing up for activities.

Resources
Hour of Code website: https://hourofcode.com/us/learn Sponsored by http://code.org/
(activities in this guide have been taken from the Hour of Code website)

NEW THIS YEAR! 👀

Over 200 tutorials that are self-guided or teacher-led! Also, “pair programming” for students that want to work
together and robot-related activities for schools with robotics.

Go to https://hourofcode.com/us/learn and filter by grade level, educator experience, student experience,

technology, topic, activity, length or language!

The 'Hour of Code™' is a nationwide initiative by Computer Science Education Week [csedweek.org] and Code.org [code.org]
to introduce millions of students to one hour of computer science and computer programming. This guide was created by
Nicole Zumpano @nmzumpano nmzumpano@ltcillinois.org
 Link to Student Hyperdoc
Attention Teachers! Students cannot request access to the Hyperdoc (most schools prevent access
approval from outside your email domain. Please make a copy to share with students).

Favorites from Last Year

Game Grade Level URL Platform Notes

Code with Anna 2nd grade+ https://hourofco Browser Teacher Notes:

and Elsa from de.com/frzn (iOS and https://code.org/hourofcode/fro
Frozen Android zen
available)

Tynker’s 1st grade+ https://hourofcod Browser Teacher Notes:

Candy Quest e.com/tynkercq (iOS and https://www.tynker.com/hour-
Android of-code/tynker-puzzle-teacher-
available)
guide.pdf

LightBot 2nd grade+ https://hourofco Browser Teacher Notes:

de.com/lightbot (iOS and http://lightbot.com/resources.ht
Android ml
available)

Flappy Birds Code 2nd grade+ https://studio.co Browser Teacher Notes:

de.org/flappy/1 (iOS and https://code.org/hourofcode/fla
Android ppy
available)

Kodable Kindergarten+ https://hourofco Browser Teacher Notes:

de.com/kodable- (iOS and https://www.kodable.com/hour-
pre Android of-code/lessons
available)

Minecraft 2nd grade+ https://hourofco Browser Teacher Notes:

de.com/mchoc (iOS and https://code.org/hourofcode/mc
Android
available)

Star Wars 2nd grade+ https://hourofco Browser Teacher Notes:

de.com/star- (iOS and https://code.org/hourofcode/sta
wars Android rwars
available)

Code Combat 2nd grade+ https://hourofco Browser only Teacher Notes:

de.com/cocom https://codecombat.com/teache
rs/resources/hoc
Additional activities listed at https://hourofcode.com/us/learn
The 'Hour of Code™' is a nationwide initiative by Computer Science Education Week [csedweek.org] and Code.org [code.org]
to introduce millions of students to one hour of computer science and computer programming. This guide was created by
Nicole Zumpano @nmzumpano nmzumpano@ltcillinois.org
During Hour of Code Week
1. Begin by discussing the Hour of Code concept and the importance of computer science by watching
videos, sharing handouts and hanging posters found here.
2. Next, share some stats:
a. In 2015, 7 million job openings were occupations that valued coding skills
b. Show the map of where students around the world will be coding from
c. Share these computer science statistics: https://hourofcode.com/us/promote/stats
d. Some of last year’s stats:

2. Choose a coding activity from the resources listed above and introduce it to students. Note: teachers
should have already previewed the lesson(s) before introducing and tested the systems they will be working
on (Chromebooks, iPads, etc.).
3. Begin coding! If possible, take pictures or short video clips of the students working. If you are a
Twitter user consider posting comments about your experience on Twitter using #HourofCode and
tagging your school

After the Hour of Code

1. Consider printing stickers to give your students found here or
certificates found here.
2. Have a staff member collect all tweets, images, etc. to share with
parents on school websites and newsletters.
3. Create a bulletin board similar to the one here that has strips of
paper with coding websites printed on them and/or list links on
classroom websites.

The 'Hour of Code™' is a nationwide initiative by Computer Science Education Week [csedweek.org] and Code.org [code.org]
to introduce millions of students to one hour of computer science and computer programming. This guide was created by
Nicole Zumpano @nmzumpano nmzumpano@ltcillinois.org
 4. Did your students love Hour of Code?! Why not let them code on a regular basis? Code.org offers

FREE courses that are self-paced. Create accounts for your students so you can track progress:
https://studio.code.org/courses

The 'Hour of Code™' is a nationwide initiative by Computer Science Education Week [csedweek.org] and Code.org [code.org]
to introduce millions of students to one hour of computer science and computer programming. This guide was created by
Nicole Zumpano @nmzumpano nmzumpano@ltcillinois.org