Blackbirdschool: Coding lessons for beginners

Blackbird School is comprehensive web-based platform designed to teach children how to code without prior knowledge needed. Blackbird School's coding lessons are broken down into manageable portions so students are actively engaged and can easily repeat lessons. They also have a platform for parents and teachers to watch their students' progress as they complete their assignments and tasks. Blackbird School also provides interactive services to help students get "unstuck" in a lesson. Blackbird School was developed to help all types of students get involved in coding, not just tech-interested students. Coding is important for all students, especially in the increasingly tech-oriented world. Students complete comprehensive coding lessons through the online platform and apply what they learn into a series of practice questions. Parents/teachers can monitor their children's/students' progress through a separate dashboard. Parents really like how engaging and comprehensive the material is. Their children get so motivated that they often complete their lessons without prompting. Blackbird School is a good choice for any student, no prior coding experience is necessary.

Grades: Age 11 and up

Cost: Resource cost depends on whether a family account, school account, or individual account is purchased. Family accounts are about $15 per month, individual accounts are $10 per month, and school accounts are $500 per year per school.

OTHER DETAILS

Key features

Type of Tool: App

Time required: The time spent on each Blackbird lesson really varies depending on what lesson is being done. Students work at their own pace and can repeat lessons and tack on additional practice problems if they wish.

Special Needs:

Literacy Requirement (does a child need to know how to read):

Screens

Screens:  Yes, an electronic device is required

Online requirement:

Time

Parent/Caregiver Involvement: Yes, kids can use it with no help from a parent, teacher or caregiver

Prep Time:  No prep time required

Other characteristics

Modality: Audio, Visual, Audiovisual, Multimedia

Adaptive: No, it is the same for every student

Educational Philosophy: Not really, doesn't seem to be influenced by a particular educational philosophy

Other characteristics:   Self-directed learning

Accountability

Assessment:

State Standards: No

Teacher Accounts:

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