MORE LEAPS IN THE WOMEN'S WORLD ARE BEING PROMOTED BY PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S DAUGHTER IVANKA TRUMP.
WE TOLD YOU LAST SEASON THAT SHE IS INTERESTED GETTING GIRLS TO LEARN ALL ABOUT CODING. CODING IS A WAY OF TELLING A COMPUTER OR A COMPUTER PROGRAM WHAT TO DO BY WRITING IN THE COMPUTER'S OWN LANGUAGE. CODING IS USED TO BUILD SOFTWARE FOR WEBSITES AND VIDEO GAMES.
TRY YOUR HAND AT CODING BY HEADING TO NEWSDEPTH.IDEASTREAM.ORG AND CLICKING THE LINK BENEATH THE CODING STORY.
IVANKA VISITED A VIRGINIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO TALK WITH KIDS THERE ABOUT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH. SHE SAYS THE GOAL IS TO MATCH SKILLS TAUGHT AT SCHOOL WITH JOBS THAT EXIST IN INDUSTRY.
PRESIDENT TRUMP SHOWED HIS SUPPORT OF HER INITIATIVE BY DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO INVEST A MINIMUM OF $200 MILLION IN STEM AND COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION. THE FUNDING WILL BENEFIT BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS.
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Website Article: DK, 5 Reasons Why Coding is Cool
App: PBS KIDS ScratchJr | Create your own interactive stories and games
Website: Crunchzilla | Interactive coding games for all ages