Coder dojodsm handout

Coder dojodsm handout

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  CoderDojo – DesMoines Teach kids to program. Bring families together. Create the future. CoderDojo is an international movement of awarded for many areas, including: 2012 free coding clubs for kids. Begun in Ireland in 2010, it has exploded in popularity with over 50 chapters in ten countries and    Game Development Social Good July 14th growing. With some of the biggest names Mentorship in technology, such as Google and Twitter,  Open Source/Free Software hosting chapters, CoderDojo is creating a  And much more… 9-11:30 am brighter future for kids around the world while preparing them to enter an exciting Students work in groups of 2-3, learning from each other and collaborating on DMACC West Campus, and rewarding career path in programming. challenging tasks. Dojos stress interaction 5959 Grand Avenue, and independent problem solving. West Des Moines, Iowa Chapters host free coding sessions where volunteer programmers teach software CoderDojo has just one rule: “Above All: Be Web languages and guide students in exercises Cool.” Bullying, lying, wasting people’s www.coderdojo.com and projects where they can “hack” (i.e. time and so on is uncool. experiment with, take apart, reassemble, Register at: explore) code and learn in a hands-on, Des Moines is one of the first chapters in www.zen.coderdojo.com/dojo/62 interactive environment. the US to start, and we’re excited to help make Des Moines an area that encourages Twitter Students track their progress in a manner young people to explore technical creativity @CoderDojoDsm similar to a martial arts dojo, using both and avenues of entrepreneurship. colored badges and belts. Badges are Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/334013170015232/ FOR MORE INFORMATION: Sam Khawase Email: [email protected] Mailing List http://groups.google.com/group/coderdojo-dsm