{"id":14137,"date":"2015-12-04T08:14:57","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T12:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webmakerblog.wpengine.com\/?p=14137"},"modified":"2019-02-26T11:23:25","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T19:23:25","slug":"celebrating-an-hour-of-code-around-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/mozilla-learning\/celebrating-an-hour-of-code-around-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating An Hour of Code Around the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re thrilled to be partnering with <a href=\"https:\/\/hourofcode.com\/us\">Hour of Code <\/a>for the third year in a row. Hour of Code aims to introduce computer science to students around the globe, designed to show that anybody can learn the basics of code. This is the largest learning event in history (175,000 events and counting), and we\u2019re excited to contribute! In addition to the rich offering of hour-long activities found on <a href=\"https:\/\/code.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Code.org<\/a>, we also hope <a href=\"https:\/\/teach.mozilla.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">teach.mozilla.org<\/a> serves as a useful resource for educators to find free activities, tools and lesson plans to help teach their learners how to read, write, and participate on the web.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BvRvluhfzf0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<b>Participate in Hour of Code (or just warm up) with these two fun activities:<\/b><br \/>\n<b> 1. Thimble\u2019s <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/thimble.mozilla.org\/\"><b>Homework Excuse Generator<\/b><\/a><br \/>\nMozilla\u2019s online code editor, <a href=\"http:\/\/thimble.mozilla.org\" target=\"_blank\">Thimble<\/a>, is a big part of our Hour of Code offerings &#8211; and it\u2019s big fun, as well. With Thimble you can make or remix a web project like the <a href=\"https:\/\/thimble.mozilla.org\/\">Homework Excuse Generator <\/a>with helpful cues from the program itself. Thimble \u2018reads\u2019 your code as you type it and offers suggestions about how to complete each line. Serious, silly, and in-between, Thimble projects and web literacy lessons created by Mozilla and the #teachtheweb community offer something for everyone, from remixing memes to making art online.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/webmakerblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-03-at-1.33.55-PM.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14138\" src=\"http:\/\/webmakerblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-03-at-1.33.55-PM-600x284.png\" alt=\"Thimble\" width=\"600\" height=\"284\" \/><\/a>Here are a few fun Homework Generator remixes from the community:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/d157rqmxrxj6ey.cloudfront.net\/martacarreaf\/7296\/\">Corny Kids Joke Generator<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/d157rqmxrxj6ey.cloudfront.net\/teammouse\/7104\/\">Brooklyn Trend Generator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/yopdesign.makes.org\/thimble\/LTQ5ODQ2NjU2MA==\/html-puzzle-box\" target=\"_blank\">HTML Puzzle Box Activity <\/a>(No-Fi)<\/b><br \/>\nEven when connectivity is limited, it\u2019s still possible to teach the web and participate in Hour of Code! This activity teaches the basics of HTML using nothing but paper (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/lv7u8tqawawudiy\/html-puzzle-box.pdf?dl=0\" target=\"_blank\">papercraft pattern available<\/a>), scissors, and glue. After assembling the boxes, students use them to build HTML tag structure in the correct order. Timing them and creating competitive teams boosts the excitement level!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=39&#038;v=0lj_nkmwMF4\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?time_continue=39&#038;v=0lj_nkmwMF4<\/a><br \/>\n<b>More Ways to Get Involved<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Try some of these <a href=\"https:\/\/teach.mozilla.org\/activities\/\">teaching activities<\/a> available at <a href=\"http:\/\/teach.mozilla.org\" target=\"_blank\">teach.mozilla.org<\/a>, ranging from beginner to intermediate skill levels, and covering Javascript, HTML, and CSS.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.webmaker.org\/#\/?_k=6gpilf\">Download Webmaker<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/mozilla.github.io\/webmaker-curriculum\/MobileWeb\/create-webmaker-project.html\">learn how to create original web content using your Android device<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/code.org\" target=\"_blank\">Code.org<\/a> also offers a list of <a href=\"https:\/\/code.org\/educate\/teacher-led\">Teacher Led<\/a> Hour of Code lesson plans (listed by age group) or <a href=\"https:\/\/code.org\/learn\">Student Led <\/a>Hour of Code lesson plans (listed by category: low\/no tech, JAVA, K-8, and more).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Global Web Literacy: Looking Beyond Hour of Code <\/b><br \/>\nGlobal web literacy isn\u2019t just a pie-in-the-sky goal for us, but rather a practical, get-your-hands-dirty <i>daily<\/i> effort. There are countless individuals and teams that are working towards that goal, getting one step closer every day. Will you help us take more steps towards achieving global web literacy? If you&#8217;re interested in helping us translate Web Literacy Basics I so we can reach schools where students or teachers don\u2019t speak English, <a href=\"http:\/\/webmakerblog.wpengine.com\/help-us-get-local-with-web-literacy\">click here<\/a>.<br \/>\nLooking to get plugged into an Hour of Code event in your community? You can find a <a href=\"https:\/\/hourofcode.com\/us\/events\/all\">robust list of global events here<\/a>. You can also share your #teachtheweb experiences during Hour of Code on our <a href=\"https:\/\/discourse.webmaker.org\/\">forum. <\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re thrilled to be partnering with Hour of Code for the third year in a row. Hour of Code aims to introduce computer science to students around the globe, designed to show that anybody can learn the basics of code. &hellip; <a class=\"go\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/mozilla-learning\/celebrating-an-hour-of-code-around-the-world\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[378228],"tags":[356511,330394,385278,385504,385616,27955,23089],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14137"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14137\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foundation-archive\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}