What most schools don't teach...

During Computer Science Education week (December 9-15), history was made as millions of students from around the world took part in the "Hour of Code". The Hour of Code was an opportunity for every student to try computer science for one hour.

What is coding or computer science, you ask. Think about things in your everyday life that use computer science: a cell phone, a microwave, a traffic light...all of these things needed a computer scientist to help build them. Computer science is the art of blending human ideas and digital tools to increase our power. Computer scientists work in so many different areas: writing apps for phones, curing diseases, creating animated movies, working on social media, building robots that explore other planets and so much more. Watch the 5 minute video below to get a first look at "coding".

I am thinking of exploring this topic more in 2014. What are your thoughts? Does anyone have experience coding? Is this something you might be interested in learning? For more information check out www.code.org.