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Hour-Long Tutorials

Learn to Code with Karel the Dog

Karel is a dog that only knows how to move, turn left, and place tennis balls in his world. You can give Karel these commands to instruct him to do certain things

Code Your own Graphics with Javascript

Learn to make your own graphics and drawings on the web using Javascript. This tutorial is of intermediate difficulty but designed for total beginners.

Unplugged: Color by Pixel

Learn to make your own art with pixels in this unplugged tutorial. This tutorial teaches students about coordinates, what pixels are, and how to create drawings by setting pixels to be different colors. A great offline, visual activity.

Unplugged: Coding with Karel the Dog

Karel is a dog that only knows how to move, turn left, and place tennis balls in his world. You can give Karel these commands to instruct him to do certain things. This tutorial is a great activity for classrooms without computers

CodeHS Features

Made For Beginners

CodeHS makes it easy to get started with programming.

Individual Support

Get help from our expert CodeHS tutors when you get stuck.

Have Fun Learning

Learn to code with Karel the dog in a friendly environment.

Learn the Fundamentals

CodeHS helps you learn the basics, and the sky is the limit from there.

Testimonials

The students say the class is "fun, fun, fun" and that the class period is too short.

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Ellyn Kohrs

Teacher, Sea Crest School, Half Moon Bay, CA

This is an awesome curriculum to inspire students in programming. All my students are engaged all the time. I've been teaching computer science for 9 years now and I've never seen this much engagement before.

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Ali Gulsari

Teacher, Magnolia Science Academy, Reseda, CA

WOW!!! The students LOVED Karel the Dog!

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Linda Brown

Teacher, Desert Hills High School

What is Hour of Code?

Hour of Code is a nationwide initiative by Computer Science Education Week and Code.org to introduce millions of students to one hour of computer science and computer programming. Get started with your hour of code today on CodeHS.

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