Codeacademy

codecademy

Subject: Digital Technologies

Year Levels: 5/6

Strand: Digital Technologies Processes and Production Skills

Link to resource: https://www.codecademy.com or download the app Codeacademy

Cross Curricular and General Capabilities: Critical and Creative Thinking and Information  and Communication Technology (ICT)

Curriculum links: Design a user interface for a digital system, generating and considering alternative designs (ACTDIP018)
Design, modify and follow simple algorithms represented diagrammatically and in English involving sequences of steps, branching, and iteration (repetition)(ACTDIP019)
Implement digital solutions as simple visual programs involving branching,iteration (repetition), and user input (ACTDIP020)
Manage the creation and communication of ideas and information including online collaborative projects, applying agreed ethical, social and technical protocols(ACTDIP022)

Using Codeacademy: Code academy allows students to understand how the coding system works. It enables students to develop a website with basic coding skills. This could be linked into any subject area. This program gives students an understanding of how different websites and programs work. This program lets students work collaboratively to explore the different ways of coding.

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3 thoughts on “Codeacademy

    • You can target code academy or CodoDojo at the needs of the participants. Get some community volunteers to help you. The students will find their own level and pitch their projects according to their skills

  1. I’m very new to Coding so I really enjoyed reading your blog post on Code Academy. One thing I particularly like about this resource is the fact that students are able to work collaboratively to explore coding. Thanks for sharing!

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