Throughout the week of December 8, the Clare-Gladwin Career
Center’s Digital Media class joined millions of students around the world to participate in the Hour of Code – an international
event designed to demystify computer science and show that anyone can learn the
basics. The initiative introduced students of all ages to computer science
through numerous hour-long online tutorials catered to all levels of ability
and made available in more than 30 languages.
The Digital Media class completed three tutorials covering topics that included drawing with code, website creation and
design, and databases. “We did this to not only be part of the larger
initiative, but to also stress the importance of Computer Science in today's
society,” said Digital Media Instructor Jim Langley. “It is a vocation that
is often shunned because of its difficulty, but hopefully through the Hour of
Code projects, lessons and videos, students were able to debunk the ‘scarier’
aspects of Computer Science and see what can truly be created when you spend
some time learning these topics.”
Last year’s Hour of Code event resulted in 15 million student
participants worldwide.
Digital
Media is one of nine career and technical education (CTE) offerings available
to local high school students through the Clare-Gladwin Career Center, a
program of Clare-Gladwin RESD.
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