A major supporter of Code.org. Microsoft supports and celebrates the Hour of Code, one of the world's largest educational campaigns, which is held in partnership with the non-profit organization, Code.org, as part of Computer Science Education Week.
Microsoft Hellas is actively participating in the campaign, with a series of actions in schools, universities and libraries, taking place this week, December 8-12. More specifically, through targeted actions, Microsoft Hellas has organized an information cycle around programming, aiming to make it more accessible and accessible to the wider public. At the same time, it encourages professors and teachers to organize an Hour of Code in their classroom, utilizing the interactive educational material found on the page www.microsoft.com/hourofcode.
Technology, and specifically the use of computers, is now a very important part of our everyday lives. Microsoft aims to introduce and strengthen digital skills in the lives of young people, starting from their school years. It therefore actively participates in the dissemination of the Hour of Code, through various actions aimed at highlighting the importance of programming, especially in the course of students' professional careers, emphasizing the message "we all start somewhere". The Hour of Codegives students the opportunity to take the first step through fun and easy ways to learn.
Microsoft 's goal , through this initiative, is to encourage millions of students from around the world to test their programming skills by attending An Hour of Code , through flexible and interactive lessons , which are designed for all ages and all levels of knowledge.
Anyone can participate in the Hour of Code
Whether they are a teacher and want to teach an hour of code in class, or a student and want to attend seminars, or a parentand want to support the initiative.
To register and learn more about the campaign, you can visit the official Hour of Code website, https://hourofcode.com/gr and www.code.gr/learn, to watch the current coding seminars.
Source: gr.pcmag.com

