{"id":92547,"date":"2016-05-22T09:59:56","date_gmt":"2016-05-22T07:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=92547"},"modified":"2016-05-22T10:01:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-22T08:01:02","slug":"the-city-of-tshwane-is-now-offering-free-coding-lessons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/92547-the-city-of-tshwane-is-now-offering-free-coding-lessons","title":{"rendered":"The city of Tshwane is now offering free coding lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"

The City of Tshwane has begun offering free <\/a><\/strong>coding lessons to all of its inhabitants.<\/p>\n

Interested users can access 20 free coding lessons (provided for by Code.org) by connecting to the municipally-owned TshwiFi service and navigating to the Tobetsa online portal.<\/p>\n

Targeted at school-going children, all of the presentations are available as YouTube videos, beginning with fundamental terminology and\u00a0the basics of creating your own program.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0TshwiFi service is accessible for free via numerous WiFi hotspots located in and around the city.<\/p>\n

Below is the official statement posted on the Tobetsa <\/a><\/strong>Facebook page:<\/p>\n

Free WiFi should be a human right. Along a similar vein, Hour of Code South Africa<\/a><\/strong> advocates that every child should have the opportunity to learn computer science.<\/p>\n

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Now, Project Isizwe<\/a><\/strong>\u2019s Free WiFi users have the opportunity to learn the basics of computer science. Hour of Code South Africa<\/span><\/a><\/strong> offers a selection of 20 1-hour-long courses in which users of all ages are guided through tutorials and lessons that teach them how to start writing computer programs.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The free, unlimited access courses promote the development of problem-solving skills, logic and creativity. These important foundations for success in the 21st century are recognised by Project Isizwe<\/a><\/strong> as key developmental areas that should be accessible to all South African citizens.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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