activity 3:code week(optional)
Steve Jobs, Apple’s co-founder, in an interview said: “I think everybody should learn how to program a computer because it teaches you how to think.” There many different options to learn to code online. A good place to start is by trying out Codeacademy or code.org.
You’ll be surprised that coding isn’t nearly as difficult as you think and you can start creating and executing your own programs on your laptop or smartphone in a matter of weeks.
Why do you have to do this?
New technologies, computers are becoming a critical layer of all our lives. It is the language of our world. In the future, not knowing the language of computers will be as challenging as being illiterate or innumerate are today. Computational thinking is a skill that everyone should learn. Even if you never become a professional software engineer, you will benefit from knowing how to think this way. It will help you understand and master technology of all sorts and solve problems in almost any discipline. Anyone can learn to code. In a few hours you can pick up the basic skills and in a few weeks you will be able to build useful applications and websites.
Steve Jobs, Apple’s co-founder, in an interview said: “I think everybody should learn how to program a computer because it teaches you how to think.” There many different options to learn to code online. A good place to start is by trying out Codeacademy or code.org.
You’ll be surprised that coding isn’t nearly as difficult as you think and you can start creating and executing your own programs on your laptop or smartphone in a matter of weeks.
Why do you have to do this?
New technologies, computers are becoming a critical layer of all our lives. It is the language of our world. In the future, not knowing the language of computers will be as challenging as being illiterate or innumerate are today. Computational thinking is a skill that everyone should learn. Even if you never become a professional software engineer, you will benefit from knowing how to think this way. It will help you understand and master technology of all sorts and solve problems in almost any discipline. Anyone can learn to code. In a few hours you can pick up the basic skills and in a few weeks you will be able to build useful applications and websites.