{"id":12280,"date":"2020-12-01T20:13:27","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T04:13:27","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-11T07:56:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:56:39","slug":"hour-of-low-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/power-apps\/hour-of-low-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Hour of Low-Code"},"content":{"rendered":"<style><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><br \/>    <!-- .ListTable { width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse; } .ListTable td { padding: 15px; border: #2e2e2e 0px solid; vertical-align: middle; } .ListTable tr { background: #ffffff; border-bottom: #2e2e2e 1px solid; } .ListTable tr:nth-child(even) { background: #faf7fa; } .ListTable tr:nth-child(odd) { background: #ffffff; } .ListTable td img { box-shadow: 5px 5px 15px #555555; } .SessionDescription { font-size:80% } .SessionSubtitle { font-weight: bold;font-size: 75%;display: inline } .Update { font-size: 80%; } .UpdateBold { color: darkgreen; font-weight: bolder; } --><br \/><\/style>\n<p>We used to be those people. You know those people\u2026 the ones who believe that EVERYONE in the world should learn to code. Your kids should be coding, your grandparents should be coding, coal-miners should be coding\u2026EVERYONE should be coding. We believed this because Computer Science, coding, and tech have dramatically changed so many of our lives for the better and we want everyone in the world to benefit like we have.<\/p>\n<p>In the past few years however, we&#8217;ve realized that that mission of everyone in the world learning to code is simply not going to happen with such steep requirements. Not everyone has the time, energy, or interest to invest in getting a full Computer Science degree. This does NOT mean that people can&#8217;t still benefit from what Computer Science can do for them. But we can involve more people in problem solving when there are fewer gates in the way to start.<\/p>\n<p>This year, we are commemorating Computer Science Education Week with a fun new week-long celebration that we&#8217;re calling the Hour of Low-Code. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csedweek.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Computer Science Education Week<\/a> (CSEdWeek) is an annual call to action to inspire K-12 students to learn computer science, advocate for equity in computer science education, and celebrate the contributions of students, teachers, and partners to the field. But we don&#8217;t ONLY want this to be for students&#8211;we want adults to get involved as well.<\/p>\n<p>During the week of December 7 &#8211; 13, we want to introduce the concept of &#8220;low-code development&#8221; as part of Computer Science Education Week so that ANYONE in the world can learn to build apps, chatbots, websites and automation\u2026 without having to learn to code first.<\/p>\n<p>We have created a list of curriculum and resources below that you can use to DIY your own Hour of Low-Code celebration for your home, workplace or classroom. There is something for EVERYONE in your life, whether they&#8217;re a K-12 student or an adult. Choose a project or set of projects that fits your interests.<\/p>\n<p>Link to this page:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/HourOfLowCode\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">aka.ms\/HourOfLowCode<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Students can automate the classroom with Power Automate<\/h3>\n<p>Can you think of a task that you have to do every week or every day? Can&#8217;t someone else do it? You can replace those tasks with automation instead.<\/p>\n<p>One way to experience the Hour of Low-Code is to run a hackathon event to solve problems. This can take place across one day or an hour each day during the Computer Science Education Week.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" class=\"ListTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"25%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/houroflowcode\/hackit\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"1px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hour_of_lowcode_powerautomate.png\" width=\"200\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"75%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/houroflowcode\/hackit\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Students Hack it! A Power Automate Hackathon<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"SessionSubtitle\">Design thinking for the classroom<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"SessionDescription\" title=\"\">\n<p>A hackathon is an event where you identify real-world problems that affect you and your community. Students break out into small groups to tackle a worthwhile problem. By diagramming and exploring tools like Power Automate, students will create flows to automate tasks to solve their chosen problem. This hackathon is ideal for open-ended learning with real-world impact.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/houroflowcode\/hackit\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Slide deck<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top <\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Educators can automate tasks with Power Automate<\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" class=\"ListTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"25%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/PowerAutomatePP\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"1px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hour_of_lowcode_powerautomateintro.jpg\" width=\"200\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"75%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/PowerAutomatePP\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Introduction to Power Automate<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"SessionSubtitle\">Use Power Automate to increase productivity<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"SessionDescription\" title=\"\">\n<p>Now, more than ever, educators face time management challenges; realizing that the age-old adage of \u201cnot enough hours in a day\u201d is a daily reality for many. Educators need to win back some of this lost time. The good news is there is an app just for this! This app is Power Automate.<\/p>\n<p>In this course, educators gain a greater understanding of what Power Automate is. Educators will also explore what Power Automate can do. Finally, educators will see just how Power Automate can benefit them in simplifying everyday tasks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/PowerAutomatePP\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Link to course<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top <\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Become an app maker with Power Apps<\/h3>\n<p>Below is a plan for how you can spend your time on each day of Computer Science Education Week. Completing a pre-made project is a good starting point for learning how to make apps. This series includes 3 projects, a free choice day, and a day for presentation.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" class=\"ListTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"25%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/houroflowcode\/library\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"1px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hour_of_lowcode_library.png\" width=\"200\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"75%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/houroflowcode\/library\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Day 1: Create your own library<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"SessionSubtitle\">An app for cataloging your books<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"SessionDescription\" title=\"\">\n<p>Staying organized is a healthy habit that has many benefits including clearing the mind and relieving stress. With the right tools you can organize everything from upcoming school assignments to words you&#8217;ve learned from another language, and even toys and games you own.<\/p>\n<p>This tutorial will guide you in creating an app for cataloguing your own library. You can use it to organize books that you have read, books that you want to read, or simply books that you own. How you use it and customize it is up to you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/houroflowcode\/library\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Link to project<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/houroflowcode\/library\/video\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the video<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"25%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/houroflowcode\/wordbank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"1px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hour_of_lowcode_wordbank.png\" width=\"200\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"75%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/houroflowcode\/wordbank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Day 2: Create a word bank<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"SessionSubtitle\">An app for tracking or translating words you&#8217;ve learned<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"SessionDescription\" title=\"\">\n<p>It can be overwhelming to learn a new language or a new topic. If you had an app to keep track of new words you have learned or key vocabulary words and how to use them, it could be more manageable.<\/p>\n<p>This tutorial will walk through creating an app for saving words to a word bank and even translating them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/houroflowcode\/wordbank\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Link to project<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/houroflowcode\/wordbank\/video\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch the video<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"25%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/houroflowcode\/kalimba\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"1px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hour_of_lowcode_kalimba.png\" width=\"200\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"75%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/houroflowcode\/kalimba\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Day 3: Create a musical instrument<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"SessionSubtitle\">A kalimba project<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"SessionDescription\" title=\"\">\n<p>When you think of a musical instrument, you may imagine one made of brass or wood or strings, but music can come from anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>This tutorial will guide you in creating your own kalimba, or thumb piano. It is a basic instrument that you can customize with your own sounds and graphics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/houroflowcode\/kalimba\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Link to project<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"25%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/houroflowcode\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"1px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hour_of_lowcode_powerapps-scaled.jpg\" width=\"200\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"75%\"><strong>Day 4: Free choice<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"SessionSubtitle\">Catch up, explore, or create your own app<\/span><\/p>\n<div>Now that you have tried some projects, you can use this day to catch up on any that you have not completed. You can also use this day to learn from the templates that are available out of the box. If you&#8217;re ready, you can even create your own app.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/houroflowcode\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"25%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/houroflowcode\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"1px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hour_of_lowcode_presentation-scaled.jpg\" width=\"200\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"75%\"><strong>Day 5: Presentation Day<\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"SessionSubtitle\">Celebrate your learning!<\/span><\/p>\n<div>A week of project-based learning is not complete without sharing what you have learned or created. Take the time with a format of your choice to share what you have learned from the projects or what you have made on your own or with a team.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/houroflowcode\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top <\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>Udacity course<\/h3>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"10\" class=\"ListTable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"25%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/UdacityPower\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"1px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/power-platform\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hour_of_lowcode_udacity.png\" width=\"200\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<td width=\"75%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/UdacityPower\"><strong>Udacity Power<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"SessionSubtitle\">Build powerful business apps with Microsoft Power Platform<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"SessionDescription\" title=\"\">\n<p>Our Udacity Course is a 10-20 hour course that will walk you through how to build a mobile app, add automation to it and then add some AI (artificial intelligence) magic to it without having to learn to code first.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of this course, you&#8217;ll have something very cool to show off to your family and friends AND something you should definitely add to your resume and LinkedIn profile. Show off to us too!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/UdacityPower\">Link to course<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"#top\">Return to Top <\/a><\/div>\n<h3>Share with us<\/h3>\n<p>This is the very first year we&#8217;re celebrating Hour of Low-Code, but it definitely won&#8217;t be the last. With the sheer number of job opportunities out there for those with tech education (150 million vacant tech jobs by the year 2025?), it&#8217;s never too early or too late to get involved.<\/p>\n<p>Start your Hour of Low-Code journey today and tag us on social media so we can follow along and celebrate with you using hashtag <a href=\"#HourOfLowCode\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#HourOfLowCode<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, we are commemorating Computer Science Education Week with a fun new week-long celebration that we\u2019re calling the Hour of Low-Code. 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