Hour of Code II

   I saw this infographic on the Classroom Aid: Connecting Dots of Digital Learning web site. It seemed like a nice follow up to the previous post about the Hour of Code program.  
   That said, I don't want to leave readers with the view that the Hour of Code program, or computer science instruction in general, is about career planning.  Learning computer science is about learning, and in that respect, it fits comfortably with disciplines like science, literature, history, mathematics, world language study, etc. When students are intellectually challenged to develop new skills, acquire a broader base of factual information and be encouraged to learn more about a given subject, sound education is an inevitable outcome. As with older, more traditional academic disciplines, computer science can facilitate genuine, long-lasting learning. That, in my mind, is the main reason to promote the Hour of Code. It will help students to see yet another learning possibility.