On Monday, Code.org revealed that it's partnered with Disney to create a free online computer science tutorial featuring classic "Star Wars" characters Princess Leia, C-3PO, and R2-D2, along with ...

In an effort to get more students interested in computer programming, code.org, backed by a number of tech and Web giants, this week launches its Hour of Code initiative, running as part of ...

Students and teachers can tap into these 10 Hour of Code activities to build engagement and coding skills.

What is Coding Literacy? Dr. Sharon Kibbe Coding is the way you talk to computers and tell them what to do, according to Forbes. And, Forbes reported, it's not just about writing lines of code; it's ...

The pump-you-up PSA is below. The Code.org site has tutorials for drag-and-drop programming (for beginners as young as 6), Javascript, Python, and app-building, among other coding skills.

Sixth-grader Lily Gigante, 11, used the coding skills she learned to create a Minecraft game. “It teaches us how to code in case we want to do it later in life,” Gigante said.

This week, students around the world are spending at least one hour learning the basics of computer programming.It's called the Hour of Code.At Chumuckla Elementary in Santa Rosa County, students ...

As December’s Hour of Code approaches, coding skills are in the spotlight Computer science skills are becoming more and more important to success in today’s economy, and this importance is highlighted ...

Sawyer Elementary School has received a $4,000 technology award for its plans to implement at least one hour of coding instruction into its curriculum for every grade level. All classes at Sawyer will ...

Elizabeth Jolliffe and her son Harris, 8, learn to code for the first time using image-based computer game coding software during the Hour of Code event at Whitney Elementary School Thursday ...

Jhayi Ushijima, second from right, helps Hannah Monfried during the Hour of Code at the Children's Creativity Museum in San Francisco, Calif. on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013.