Information technology and society: The largest Russian educational action in IT “Hour of Code” starts on the Day of Computer Science

On the Day of Computer Science, December 4, the second year in a row starts Russia's largest educational event in the field of IT "Hour of Code". Its goal is to increase the interest of students to the field of high technologies and introduce them to the basics of programming. During the week schools across the country will take specialized lessons of Informatics.

During the lessons students will be able to try their hand at programming and will write their first program code in the process of solving exciting online tasks available online at часкода.рф. During the lesson, the students will learn what opportunities gives the work in one of the most promising business areas - information technology - and how to make the first steps on the way to it.

Participating in the "Hour of Code" is available to anyone. You must register online at часкода.рф and perform a series of interactive exercises on programming. Visitors can study the content of the lesson: a motivational roller, video lectures and other useful information. The portal also has additional teaching materials for students and teachers.