Wednesday 10 December 2014

Hour of Code - PA Announcements

I know it's literally "Old School" to do this, but we do still do them so I thought I would share for all the other schools that still do this! Here are some announcements I created that our student announcers are reading on the PA system each morning this week to promote CS Ed week and the Hour of Code event. Feel free to borrow/use/remix these for your own school.

Monday

Person1:  Hey did you know that this week is CS Ed week
Person2:  What's that?
Person1:  Computer Science Education week!
Person2:  Is that when you do that Hour of Code?
Person1:  That's right! The Hour of Code is a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and show that ANYBODY can learn the basics. 
Person2:  I guess we will be doing that in IT class with Mr. Hann?
Person1:  Yes. Though sadly did you know that 9 out of 10 schools don't teach coding.
Person2:  Well maybe doing an hour of code can change that!
Together:  LET'S CODE!

Tuesday

Person1:  More girls tried computer science last year than in the last 70 years. 15 million students worldwide learned an Hour of Code, including over 10 million girls!
Person2:  But isn't coding more for boys?
Person1:  NO WAY! Computer science is about thinking and problem solving, things that both girls and boys can do!
Person2:  The CEOs of Yahoo and YouTube are women, to name a few. 
Person1:  But we can do better. If you are a girl, consider going into computer programming as a career - start with one Hour of Code this week!
Together:  LET'S CODE!

Wednesday

Person1:  Have you tried the Hour of Code yet?
Person2:  Yes! I made Frozen characters Elsa and Anna code an awesome snowflake!
Person1:  That means you are one in a 100 million! 
Person2:  If you want to try it on your own, click online to hourofcode.com
Person1:  Join the biggest ever learning event in the world.
Together:  LET'S CODE!

Thursday

Person1:  Have you tried the Hour of Code yet?
Person2:  Yes! I tried javascript for the first time.
Person1:  If you want to try it on your own, click online to hourofcode.com
Person2:  Join the biggest ever learning event in the world.
Together:  LET'S CODE!

Friday

Person1:  The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. 
Person2:  Anyone, anywhere can participate. 
Person1:  One-hour tutorials are available in over 30 languages. 
Person2:  No experience needed. Ages 4 to 104. 
Person1:  If you haven`t had a chance to try it in class with Mr. Hann you can also try it on your own at home for free - just go to hourofcode.com.
Together:  LET'S CODE!

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