#HourofCode Winter 2015 Newsletter

[Molly]

Hello, everyone!

I wanted to start by thanking all of our participants for joining us in #HourofCode this quarter. I enjoyed getting to meet you all, and spending time coding with you!

In Case You Missed It

This quarter, we set up this Google Group for #HourofCode. This group allows us to easily communicate with the #HourofCode participants, which includes weekly write-ups of our activities and helping participants troubleshoot issues they run into. 

If you weren't able to come to every session, this group offers a complete history of the topics we covered this quarter: 

• Week 2 (Jan 12th): HTML & CSS
  
• Week 4 (Jan 26th): Installing Programming Languages; Git Refresher
  
• Week 5 (Feb 2nd): Ruby Refresher
  
• Week 6 (Feb 9th): Introduction to Ruby on Rails
  
• Week 7 (Feb 16th): Introduction to Ruby on Rails, part 2
  
• Week 8 (Feb 23rd): Introduction to Ruby on Rails, part 3
• Week 9 (Mar 2nd): Check In with Us

Coming Up in Spring 2015

First meeting in Spring:

Monday, April 6th

in Olympic Hall (OLY) 206

2:00pm - 3:00pm

As in Winter quarter, we'll meet regularly on Mondays, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm. Because we don't have a computer lab this quarter, we ask that you bring a laptop with you to #HourofCode. If you don't have a laptop, come anyway! We have a few loaner laptops we can lend out during each session.

One new thing we'll do in Spring is spend much less time talking, and more time coding! Our focus will be on project-building, big and small. So come ready to roll up your sleeves and get to work!

Stay in Touch

The best way to stay in touch with #HourofCode this quarter and in Spring is to join our Google group. To do so, go back to the main page, and click on the blue "Apply to join group" button.

Thanks again, all! I look forward to see you all in Spring!