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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear colleagues<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Next week is Computer Science Education Week, and you might like to participate in the Hour of Code. Here are the details.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:36.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">40,000,000 students</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><a href="http://code.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">have learned an HOUR of CODE</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Over 40 million students have tried the</span><a href="http://hourofcode.com/au" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Hour of Code</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">since it launched in 2013. This year, the movement to recruit students of all ages to try computer science is coming to Australia during Computer Science Education Week, December 8-14.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">What’s an Hour of Code?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">It’s an introduction to computer science designed to show that anyone can learn the basics. Code.org provides hour-long tutorials featuring Mark Zuckerberg,
Bill Gates, Angry Birds, and Plants vs. Zombies — for your computer, tablet, smartphone, or with no computer at all! Tutorials will be available in 30+ languages.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">How can you help?</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">1) Ask your local school to participate - share</span><a href="http://hourofcode.com/resources/hoc-one-pager.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">this handout</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> and</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srH1OEKB2LE&list=UUJyEBMU1xVP2be1-AoGS1BA" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-decoration:none">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">video</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> with your teacher</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">2) Ask your employer to host an Hour of Code event</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">4) Recruit a local group in your community or host an Hour of Code "block party”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="http://hourofcode.com/au" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Join us</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> to be part of the largest learning event
in history. No experience needed from teachers and students.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Start now by selecting your flag or by going to
</span></b><a href="http://hourofcode.com/au" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">http://hourofcode.com/au</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Hadi Partovi</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Founder, Code.org</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Paula<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Paula Christophersen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Curriculum Manager, Digital Technologies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">MELBOURNE 3000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">(03) 9032 1724<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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