How StudioWeb and Swift Playgrounds Create an Awesome Code Curriculum Combo
Swift Playgrounds essentially takes what Scratch based training provides (with some nice enhancements,) and brings it to the iPad. Swift Playgrounds can replace Scratch based code training, except...
View ArticleUpdates to StudioWeb for 2017
Hi, Updates to StudioWeb for fall 2017: StudioWeb 2 will be retired this year, and all new classrooms will be deployed to the StudioWeb 3. We are renaming (and updating) Beginners HTML to HTML5 since...
View ArticlePython 3 for Middle School and up – coming soon!
Our new course ‘Beginners Python 3’ will be out soon! This is a brand new course that teaches Python 3.6, and is aimed at total beginners to programming. It’s a great course for first year computer...
View ArticleOpen Ended Lesson Plans for Code Courses
The most effective lesson plans for coding classes are open ended. What we’ve discovered over the years, is that successful and easy to run coding classes, adopt an open ended structure, where...
View ArticleComplete Web Design Curriculum for 2018
StudioWeb first entered the classroom nearly 7 years ago! In that time, we’ve listened to teachers and students, as we continued to refine both the StudioWeb software, and course curriculum. Our...
View ArticleWhat Yale’s Socially Assistive Robots and StudioWeb have in Common
I was reading an article on Yale University’s research with socially assistive robotics, that help to teach kids. The main points I got out of the article: Robots learn and adapt to individual student...
View ArticleLearning to Teach a Python Course
One of the first questions teachers ask us: ” … how long will the PD be, in terms of learning how to teach a code class?” Whether you are teaching Python, JavaScript or just a basic web design class,...
View ArticleMany of the ‘coding’ courses out there, don’t actually teach real coding … sigh.
Writing snippets of JavaScript to move a character 2 steps to the left, doesn’t teach kids anything about programming … at best, it’s a cheap replacement for an xbox controller. … One teacher called...
View ArticleGreat Alternatives to Dreamweaver for the Classroom
This is a common question I get from teachers: When it comes to teaching web design, what is a good alternative to Dreamweaver? A few things to consider: Most professional web designers DO NOT use...
View ArticleCareer Oriented Code Curriculum for Middle School and Up.
Schools are starting to realize that a code curriculum should be real-world focused. That means students come away with both conceptual, and practical coding skills. Unfortunately, many...
View ArticleSetting up a coding environment for the classroom.
One of the hardest aspects of getting a coding classroom up and running, is just getting the software installed on the workstation. After considering a many options, we decided to go with the web...
View ArticleWhy not teach practical coding to students?
I’ve been teaching code since 2003, and created the StudioWeb code training platform in 2011. Our first two schools jumped onboard in 2011 as well. With the help of hundreds of schools, and tens of...
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View ArticleStudioWeb: a Proven Vocational Code Curriculum
There is a growing awareness in the value of vocational education. For many students, college and university may not be their best choice, so it makes sense prepare them with valuable in demand...
View ArticleShould you have Detailed Lesson Plans for Coding Courses?
I’ve been helping schools teach code over the last 7 years, and that experience has allowed us to refine the StudioWeb platform. The StudioWeb curriculum is ideal for middle school, high school and...
View ArticleTeaching Web Design with StudioWeb
You are looking for a curriculum for your web design course … how can StudioWeb help? … You need to know the course outlines, lesson plans, handouts and classroom management tools that StudioWeb...
View ArticleStudioWeb 4 is Live and is Packed with New Features.
The newly released StudioWeb 4 has many new features teachers have been asking for. Here are some highlights: New certifications: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Python. Teachers can reset student progress...
View ArticleStudioWeb Student Code Projects
StudioWeb comes with 57 built-in projects that teachers can assign to students. The projects are bound to chapters in the courses, which makes them easy to manage. They come with student handouts, the...
View ArticleHTML5, JavaScript and Python Certifications
I am happy to announce that the new StudioWeb 5 certifications are live! We are launching with the following certification exams for spring 2020: HTML5 FoundationsCSS3 FoundationsJavaScript...
View ArticleHTML5 should be the First Middle School Coding Course
I’ve been working with schools since 2011, to deliver an effective code learning experience, for both students and teachers. With so many languages out there (HTML5, JavaScript, Python, Java, Swift,...
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