Engaging, fun way to teach students coding basics.
Community Review for Code.org
My Take
This is a wonderful tool that is captivating and engaging and is very useful in the classroom to teach the foundations of computer science programming. The ability to track and manage is a wonderful addition and code.org has brought programming into the education forefront. Sometimes the hints can be misleading and further confuse students who are looking for help in progressing. Added hints and more relevant ones would make this even better than it already is.
How I Use It
I have my 6th-grade students enter my class using a link to follow to join my class that I can track and manage progress. Students are given a project course to work on that the teacher assigns. Students work at their own pace designing code using age appropriate, yet kid-friendly, coding blocks. Videos and hints are given, both as introductions to new concepts, as well as to help out struggling students.