News & Reviews: hour of code
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Dec 22, 2015
Microsoft Corp. and Code.org have held a campaign in Malaysia to launch the third-annual Hour of Code in Asia Pacific, in effort to to broaden global participation in computer science. Using the theme “Code4Good”, Microsoft Malaysia hosted the Hour of Code campaign spanning 247 locations across Malaysia. Over 25000 children and youth from nonprofit and international schools participated the campaign.
One of the highlights from this year’s Hour of Code, is that a specially created “Minecraft” coding tutorial by Microsoft Corp. and Code.org was unveiled. The purpose is to introduce students and educators the fun in doing basic coding concepts in the world of Minecraft. Such one occasion was seen in Henry Gurney Prison School in Malacca, where over 150 of its students were shown how easy it was to code.[ Read More ] -
Dec 22, 2015
On 16 December 2015, Cyberview (Cyberjaya Sdn Bhd), TeratoTech and Microsoft Malaysia have worked hand in hand to initiate a programming workshop for coming young generation. The Cyberview Minecraft Camp 2015, which saw 28 participants between the ages of 8 - 12 join the two-day camp, which was held on the 8th and 9th of December at the Pentagon Suite, Wisma Suria, Cyberjaya.
In other news, Cyberview has also recently secured a Smart City Catalyst funding from the Multimedia Development Corporation (MDeC). This is to to implement a Smart Traffic Management System, or Smart Traffic Lights on the streets of Cyberjaya.
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