In case you did not see this ;-) From: The White House [mailto:info@messages.whitehouse.gov] Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 7:38 PM To: Mase, Sheryl (MDE) Subject: "Don't just play on your phone -- program it" [http://whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/header_daily_snapshot.gif] Monday, December 9, 2013 "Don't just play on your phone -- program it" As more and more of our economy and our lives depend on computers, few things are as valuable as understanding exactly how they work. Computer coding is an important skill -- it moves people from being consumers of technology to creators of it. In honor of Computer Science Education Week, President Obama has a message you should watch:<http://links.whitehouse.gov/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMxMjEwLjI2MjM3ODgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMTIxMC4yNjIzNzg4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTg4NzQ5JmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFzZXNAbWljaGlnYW4uZ292JnVzZXJpZD1tYXNlc0BtaWNoaWdhbi5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&100&&&http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/12/09/don-t-just-play-your-phone-program-it> [http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/image/120913_comsci.jpg]<http://links.whitehouse.gov/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTMxMjEwLjI2MjM3ODgxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDEzMTIxMC4yNjIzNzg4MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTg4NzQ5JmVtYWlsaWQ9bWFzZXNAbWljaGlnYW4uZ292JnVzZXJpZD1tYXNlc0BtaWNoaWdhbi5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&100&&&http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/12/09/don-t-just-play-your-phone-program-it> Take some time this week to introduce yourself to computer science. 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