Hour of Code!!

"Everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer . . . because it teaches you how to think." —Steve Jobs

 
Have you heard abour Hour of Code? Each of us can learn a little bit about coding.

The Hour of Code is a self-guided activity that every student, in every classroom, can do. A variety of hour-long tutorials will be available for students to try out the basics of computer science.

Anyone can become a maker, creator and inventor. The library has tons of resources to help you learn how to code. Here are a few of our ebooks and books:

• Beginning Android tablet games programming http://boisestate.worldcat.org/oclc/773812330
• Land of Lisp: Learn to program in Lisp, one game at a time! http://boisestate.worldcat.org/oclc/641524588
• The essential guide to HTML5: using games to learn HTML5 and JavaScript http://boisestate.worldcat.org/oclc/701718788
• Beginning iPhone games development http://boisestate.worldcat.org/oclc/669758556
• CSS for Windows 8 app development http://boisestate.worldcat.org/oclc/836746547

You can use our computer labs and collaboration lab to get started!

I love using these tutorials to learn how to code!!!

Tutorials for beginners: http://csedweek.org/learn2

My personal favorite code learning tool, Code Academy: http://www.codecademy.com/

Team treehouse: http://teamtreehouse.com/

And if you're a woman who codes, you're not alone! Check out Girls who Code: http://www.girlswhocode.com/

- Amy