# This Week in Learn to Code — 1/9/2014
Published: 2015-01-13
Category: Newsletter
Category URL: https://codehs.com/blog/category/newsletter
URL: https://codehs.com/blog/this-week-in-learn-to-code-1-9-2014-4b6e5e95870a

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This Week in Learn to Code — 1/9/2014

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Welcome to “This Week in Learn to Code!” If you’ve already begun to learn, this is a chance to pat yourself on the back for having made a great choice. If you haven’t started yet, now is a great time to [start](http://www.codehs.com/signup)!

1\. [It’s never been more accessible!](http://www.forbes.com/pictures/lmh45mfhd/alex-klein-24/)

This is a great excerpt from Forbes’ “30 under 30" series about Alex Klein, the creator of Kano. Kano is a small, Raspberry Pi based learning tool that teaches kids how to make games, mod Minecraft, and create websites. Pretty cool! What do you think?

2\. [It will continue to become more accessible!](http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/12/08/fact-sheet-new-commitments-support-computer-science-education)

The White House has released their goals for CS Education in 2015, including having the 60 largest school districts in the USA pledge to institute a CS curriculum, providing over $20m for teacher training, trying to increase minority participation in tech, and developing a new AP CS course. We’re very happy to see such huge pledges from the White House — how about you?

3\. [It’s only going to get cooler](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/intel-ceo-outlines-future-of-computing-2015-01-06)

As always, we like to use the last slot in our TWILTC to highlight a cool piece of tech that was recently announced. This week it’s RobotBases’ Personal Robot, which can watch your pets, patrol your home, and help turn your house into a smart house. Pretty awesome! What tasks in your life would you like to “outsource” to a robot?

That’s all for this week! Thanks for tuning in.


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