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Celebrate Hour of Code with These Quick Programming Activities

Celebrate Hour of Code with These Quick Programming Activities

By Michelle "Binka" Hlubinka

Michelle "Binka" Hlubinka

Michelle, or Binka, makes . While at Maker Media, she oversaw publications, outreach, and programming for kids, families, and schools. Before joining Maker Media in 2007, she worked at the Exploratorium, in Mitchel Resnick’s Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab, and as a curriculum designer for various publishers and educational researchers. When she’s not supporting future makers, including her two young sons, Binka does some making of her own, most often as a visual artist.

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It’s never been easier to jump into the world of computer science. This week is the perfect opportunity to learn programming for Hour of Code.

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LED Dress Wows Daily Show, Promotes Google Coding Initiative for Women

LED Dress Wows Daily Show, Promotes Google Coding Initiative for Women

By Sophia Smith

Sophia Smith

Sophia is the managing editor of the Make: blog. When she’s not greasing editorial gears, she likes to run, ride, climb, and lift things, and make lo-tech goods like zines, desserts, and altered clothing. @sophiuhcamille

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Google and Zac Posen designed a light-up LED dress to promote Made with Code, a new non-profit inspiring more young girls to learn computer science.

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Teach Your Kids to Code with One Hour of Minecraft Puzzles

Teach Your Kids to Code with One Hour of Minecraft Puzzles

By Michelle "Binka" Hlubinka

Michelle "Binka" Hlubinka

Michelle, or Binka, makes . While at Maker Media, she oversaw publications, outreach, and programming for kids, families, and schools. Before joining Maker Media in 2007, she worked at the Exploratorium, in Mitchel Resnick’s Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab, and as a curriculum designer for various publishers and educational researchers. When she’s not supporting future makers, including her two young sons, Binka does some making of her own, most often as a visual artist.

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Hour of Code is a workshop-based learning experience meant to introduce kids to the joy of coding.

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