Amazon repix code#

As a CSEdWeek sponsor, “Your Voice is Power” will host a panel and join “Hour of Code” events during the national observance. The timely launch tees up the program’s participation in Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek), an annual call to action to inspire kids to learn computer science, advocate for equity, and celebrate contributions to the technology field. “Our work, alongside Amazon Music, has enlisted inspirational artists to help students from historically underrepresented communities build life-changing skills to propel their futures.” Creating pathways to quality CS education programs “We’re honored to continue our collaboration with Georgia Tech and Pharrell to help students explore learning experiences that highlight how music, computer science, and entrepreneurship can advance social justice and equity,” said Victor Reinoso, global director, Amazon Future Engineer.

Amazon repix code#

Amazon Future Engineer and Amazon Music have worked with additional inspiring artists to add their songs to the EarSketch library since the program’s inception this competition year, students can also use code to remix Alicia Keys' “Underdog” and Khalid’s “New Normal” as part of their original compositions. The initiative concludes with a competition for students to share their voices by remixing Pharrell’s song “Entrepreneur”-a celebration of Black entrepreneurship. The experience includes five modules with lesson plans that teach coding while sparking meaningful classroom conversations about the importance of equity and social justice. Participating in this competition is the true meaning of accomplishing more together.” The cross-collaboration that happens when students share ideas and exchange creative processes really shapes their experience. “It’s amazing to see the students completely immerse themselves in the curriculum, and to watch their coding sequences come to life. “Working with Amazon Future Engineer and Earsketch for ‘Your Voice Is Power’ 2022 helps us to continue to EVEN THE ODDS within education, especially when it comes to racial equity,” said Pharrell.

Open through June 19, 2022-students can join the competition and use computer code on Georgia Tech’s EarSketch platform, which has leveraged music to teach coding to more than 200,000 students since January. “Your Voice is Power” is an initiative between Amazon Future Engineer, Amazon Music, and Georgia Tech to expand computer science education to students from underserved and historically underrepresented communities. Now in its second year, the “Your Voice is Power” educational collaboration underscores the partners’ continued commitment to encourage K-12 students to share their perspective on equity while learning to code new music remixes. Amazon has partnered with Pharrell Williams’ education equity nonprofit YELLOW and the Georgia Institute of Technology to launch the 2022 “Your Voice is Power” music remix competition.