Teaching Code:

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 coding languages, since all computers already have the software you need. To teach HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript, all you need is…

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 Dreamweaver. Teaching web design with Dreamweaver introduces an extra layer of complexity for no good reason. You have to teach…

In the video below, I go over my top 7 web design teaching tips for teachers. Here are the bullet points: 1. Use the spiral teaching method 2. Self paced learning is best 3. Encourage students to use online training resources 4. Web Design software is NOT important …. Watch the video to learn the…

A teacher called yesterday looking for a web design course that teaches real web design coding skills. Like other teachers I’ve personally spoken to, she understood that dragging around blocks on screen, where the app writes the code for the student, is not nearly as effective as the student actually writing the code! … Teachers…

Getting your web design class up and running is easy with StudioWeb. The steps are: We set up your StudioWeb classroom(s), where each student gets their own user ID. Teachers give students their IDs, and they log in and start with the HTML course. As your students watch the videos and answer quiz questions, the…

There are many approaches to teaching code. Unfortunately,  many make the mistake of going with block-based coding, while others create code simulators, in an attempt to introduce coding to students. We have a different and proven effective philosophy: We teach code with actual coding … how radical!!  Our courses are real-world centric: coders code with…