Code Beats - Coding Hip Hop Beats
Code Beats uses a different approach to teaching computer programming. By creating hip-hop beats, we can teach the foundational concepts of computer programming in an engaging and motivating way. In classes held by computer science professors and music professionals, we use TunePad to code the songs using Python. We had more than 300 students registered for our last summer camp, with participants 12 years old on average. Participants were 57.4% male, 40.1% female, and 2.5% preferring not to say. Almost two-thirds of the participants (64.8%) were non-white, with 37.6% self-identified as African-Americans. By the end of this summer camp, students declared to enjoy the experience and were proud of their work products.
Code Beats uses a different approach to teaching computer programming. By creating hip-hop beats, we can teach the foundational concepts of computer programming in an engaging and motivating way. In classes held by computer science professors and music professionals, we use TunePad to code the songs using Python. We had more than 300 students registered for our last summer camp, with participants 12 years old on average. Participants were 57.4% male, 40.1% female, and 2.5% preferring not to say. Almost two-thirds of the participants (64.8%) were non-white, with 37.6% self-identified as African-Americans. By the end of this summer camp, students declared to enjoy the experience and were proud of their work products.
Thank you for visiting the Code Beats video. This approach has already demonstrated exciting results in motivating and engaging students in computer science in its first year. We are preparing for the following summer camp and would like to hear your feedback. We are also happy to answer any questions!
