The 14-level tutorial was created for the third annual "Hour of Code," a campaign that seeks to get educators and young people interested in coding. It takes place this year during the week of Dec ...

Computer Science Education Week comes at a time when the US Bureau of Labor Statistics recognizes tech jobs as being some of the fastest-growing, highest-paying jobs out there. But Code.org isn't ...

Along the way, students use Code.org’s familiar drag-and-drop coding interface to learn computer science concepts such as object-oriented programming, event handlers and repeat loops. Players face a ...

Hour of Code is a week long campaign dedicated to teaching newcomers the basics of computer science. The event takes place during Computer Science Education Week, Dec. 7-13.

The tutorial, which is available now for free, walks students through 14 levels. It looks and feels like the Minecraft game that kids are so familiar with, but they have to use basic computer ...

Education Week-long ‘Hour of Code’ campaign lures millions of U.S. students to computer coding December 12, 2013 By Lyndsey Layton ...

Hadi Partovi, Code.org's CEO, said the organization's debut is not an hour long as its name would imply, but a weeklong event during Computer Science Education week, Dec. 9-15.

Computer science is often top of mind for 21st-century educators, but this week, you’ll likely hear more about it than ever before. From Dec. 4-10, teachers and students across the globe will ...

Harel’s company, it should be noted, designs and sells computer science education programs for K-12 schools, so free efforts like Code.org are in some ways her competition.