Grant students took part in the national Hour of Code, giving students of taste of computer science and skills for 21st century success. Students in kindergarten through 4th grade completed activities to provide them with an understanding of how computer programming works. Early introduction to these skills invites children to explore a much-needed career path. Kindergarten through 2nd grade completed the fun and engaging Kodable, teaching students to think like a programer by focusing on the importance of sequence and order and introducing students to algorithmic operations. Third and fourth grade students used MIT’s Scratch program to animate the letters of their names by correctly applying computer programming language. Using Scratch encourages students to think creatively while organizing programming instructions to complete the tasks they need to accomplish.
