Hour of Code | High School | Short

This is a shorter version of the Hour of Code presentation I made for high school students at Bethel High School.

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Transcript

1. Hour of Code 2015
2. Hello! I’m Frances. dabbler | designer | developer @fvcproductions
3. CS major frontend developer dog lover Fullstack Academy grad Latina (Peruvian) vegetarian
4. It’s a one hour intro to computer science, designed to demystify “code” and show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, or an innovator.
5. 191,014 Hour of Code Events Globally
7. 191,014 Hour of Code Events Globally
8. SILICON VALLEY San Jose, California San Francisco Bay Area
9. Silicon Valley - since 2014
12. Silicon Alley - New York City, New York Silicon Forest - Portland, Oregon Silicon Beach - Los Angeles, California Silicon Hills - Austin, Texas Silicon Anchor Norfolk/VA Beach area
13. the NUMBERS here
35. Software Engineer Web Developer User Interface Developer Frontend Developer
36. “I am looking for a developer.”
37. The Internship - 2013
39. Silicon Valley - since 2014
41. sold to Facebook for $19 billion 55 employees one person = $345 million sold to Facebook for $1 billion 13 employees one person = $77 million
42. This is what most people think of when they hear “programmer”.
44. Gender Distribution @ Top Tech Companies
45. Racial Distribution @ Top Tech Companies
50. UNDERSTAND RECOGNIZE APPRECIATE GOAL
51. Let us consult the Google.
55. Creators, not consumers.
56. ❤?
57. YER A WIZARD!
58. “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
60. R I
62. $98,000 Avg. salary for a CS major 5 years out of school $49/hour
63. $50/hour Tech Analyst in San Francisco $31/hour Tech Analyst Intern in San Jose
65. FORGE YOUR OWN PATH
67. 67% of “software” jobs are outside the tech industry in banking, retail, government, entertainment, etc.
68. “I am looking for a developer.”
69. Goodies
70. Resources for Resources medium.com speakerdeck.com producthunt.com github.com
71. Lightbot lightbot.com/hocflash.html
72. CodeCombat codecombat.com/?hour_of_code=true
74. VERSION CONTROL
76. fvcproductions.com @fvcproductions Questions? Happy Holidays!