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The biggest [names / name] in technology want today's children to learn computer programming. Other [star / stars] , from the world of sport, entertainment, fashion, etc., also say kids need [to / too] learn to code. People like Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft [flounder / founder] Bill Gates have [appeared / appearance] in a video to tell children coding is fun. Dropbox creator Drew Houston [beliefs / believes] coding is like learning to play a [musical / musician] instrument or playing a sport: "It starts [in / out] being very [scary], but you kind of get the [hung / hang] of it over time," he said. Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am also appeared in the video. He said: "Great coders are today's rock stars." Basketball star and coder Chris Bosh told kids he thought coding was [cool / cold] .

The video is from Code.org – a [non-profit / profitable] foundation that wants schools to give children more lessons [on / onto] computer programming. Its website says: "Every student in every school should have the [opportune / opportunity] to learn to code." The site [contains / containing] dozens of [quotes / quoted] from high-profile figures. The first is from the late Steve Jobs, co-founder [of / for] Apple, who said a long time ago: "I think everybody…should learn [how / what] to program a computer because it teaches you how to [thinking / think] ." Video game designer Gabe Newell explained how coding can really [change / chance] children's lives. He said: "The programmers of tomorrow are the [witches / wizards] of the future. You're going to look like you have magic powers."

 


 
 

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