The Hour of Code Brings Computer Coding to Everyone!

Microsoft hopes to bring the Hour of Code to 100 million youth during Computer Science

Education Week, and are connecting youth from around the world to get coding.

·        We are partnering with Code.org to bring computer science professionals from Microsoft to students as guest speakers through Skype in the classroom.  Teachers can access volunteers who are experts in a range of topics from design to coding and more.

·        Meet the Microsoft Student Partners and YouthSpark Youth Advisors who are organizing hour of code events at local schools and Microsoft Innovation Centersaround the world.

·        Fostering CS education is part of Microsoft’s culture. Microsoft employees are volunteering as teachers, serving as mentors, developing tutorials, and more to get youth involved in CS education. 

·        Technology Education and Literacy in Schools (TEALS) places Microsoft employee volunteers and experts from across the industry into high schoolsacross the U.S. to teach computer science to students and help address an urgent need to jumpstart computer science education during the K-12 years.

·        Microsoft retail stores give young developers the opportunity to jumpstart their futures by offering them the opportunity to participate in 2014 Hour of Code though our YouthSpark Field Trip program as well as coding workshops during Computer Science Education Week. 

·        Working with our network of Microsoft Student Partners who serve as technology leaders on their schools’ campus to host hour of code events at local schools and Microsoft Innovation Centers around the world.

·        Microsoft Imagine, a new cornerstone of Microsoft’s global YouthSpark initiative, empowers aspiring student developers to create, code and bring their ideas to life beyond the Hour of Code initiative and throughout their educational journey. Microsoft Imagine connects student developers of all skill levels – whether they are interested in game creation, app development or a career in technology – with access to the tools, knowledge and experiences they need to inspire creativity, create new innovations and share their ideas with the world.