As a founding partner of Code.org, Microsoft has been a long-time supporter of CS Ed Week over the years, but the company is now ready to do even more to inspire teachers and K-12 students across the world to take interest in computer science.
Minecraft helped over 85 million people learned to code. This is the latest win for Microsoft, which has pushed Minecraft as an educational tool, especially with the Minecraft Hour of code activities.
Dona Sarkar is inviting Windows Insiders to try out the latest Minecraft Hour of Code tutorial and share completed certification for a chance to get featured on the Windows Insider website.
Recently, Real Madrid footballers (soccer players to the those in the US) spoke to local school students via Skype about the importance of learning computer skills. Real Madrid's Marcelo Vieira, Sergio Ramos and Isco Alarcon spoke with the school students as part of Hour of Code.
Mojang and Code.org have teamed up to help people aged 6 and older understand fundamental basics of how programming works, with some easy commands their created "games" will have to follow.
