One Hour Can Make The Invisible Visible (Hour of Code)

Getting started in CS First for students

Coding -- What's your opinion?

Reading these three articles about why kids should learn to code.  Do you agree or disagree?  Can you use evidence from these articles to support your opinion?

1. http://blog.learningresources.com/5reasonskidscoding/
2. https://teachyourkidscode.com/why-coding-is-important-to-learn/
3. https://www.technewsworld.com/story/85874.html

Here is an article that says you should not teach kids to code.  Do you agree?  Can you use evidence from the article to agree or disagree?

1. https://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/05/12/teaching-code-in-the-classroom/teaching-coding-to-kids-is-a-scam