They care not about the gender, which in itself is awesome, and I doubt there are any boys out there who will be “turned off” by the female characters (it’s Star Wars!!). My spawnlings, Sinister (9) and Nefarious (6), are both suitably excited about this whole venture. Personally, I think this year is way better. Last year’s event had a coding tutorial with Anna and Elsa from Frozen. It’s not the first time Disney has teamed up with. A second, tablet-friendly version is coming out in a couple of weeks and it’s a drag-and-drop aimed at beginners and younger students. There are two versions of the tutorial available: the first one introduces users to JavaScript and allows them to create a game in their Internet browser. The sweet bonus: Students can play their completed games on smartphones and share them with friends and family! Image courtesy of DisneyĮach student can team up with Rey to guide BB-8 through a space mission, then work with Princess Leia to build their own game. Yeah, they’re “helped” along by the droids, but you and I both know who is running this ship. Image courtesy of DisneyĬode.org will offer a Star Wars-themed computer science tutorial and, in absolute respect to ’s key vision, the tutorial features Princess Leia and Rey as the main characters. Two years later, they’re in partnership with Star Wars. The organization believes every student in every school around the world “should have the opportunity to learn computer science.”Īs a public non-profit, they started small in 2018 with 70 public school districts in the U.S. And, best of all, sharing!!Ĭode.org started “Hour of Code” in 2013 with the aim to expand access to computer science, especially in increasing the participation of women and students of color. Remember in my PAX Review how I mentioned that Disney Infinity was going to be even bigger–especially with anything Star Wars related? Well, this is it.ĭisney is teaming up with for this year’s Hour of Code and it is going to be big: Coding.
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