Codecademy
Codecademy is an online interactive site featuring tutorials on a range of computer languages including Javascript, CSS, HTML, PHP, SQL, JQuery, Java and Python. It has a smooth and intuitive interface which allows short coding exercises to be submitted and auto-marked instantly. Progression is clearly tracked and retained. It also provides other in-depth articles on selected topics.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 7-8, 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Course or tutorial |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Implementation (programming) |
| Technologies & Programming Languages | Webpage design |
| Keywords | Programming, Computational Thinking, Code, Coding, Javascript, CSS, HTML, PHP, SQL, JQuery, Java, Python |
| Organisation | codecademy |
| Copyright | 2016 Codecademy. May be subject to Copyright Act statutory licence. |
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