Boot.dev
Boot.dev is an online learning platform focused on teaching backend development through a hands-on, code-centric approach. The platform emphasizes writing extensive code to avoid "tutorial hell" and promotes "dopamine-driven development" to keep learners motivated. Students build portfolio projects to demonstrate their skills and delve into foundational concepts, all while learning flexibly online. The curriculum covers in-demand backend technologies such as Python, SQL, and Go, with courses taught by experienced engineers from companies like Netflix and SourceGraph. Boot.dev offers a structured path to a backend career, typically taking part-time learners around 12 months to complete. The platform also provides a supportive online community, allowing students to connect with peers and instructors. Notably, Boot.dev offers a 30-day refund policy to ensure student satisfaction.
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Codelicious
Codelicious Computer Science Curriculum is grade-level differentiated, aligns with state and national computer science standards, and is continually updated to reflect changes in computer science. Since computer science is more than just coding, Codelicious courses include coding, unplugged, digital citizenship, and STEM career lessons as well as hardware integrations. Explore all courses. Inspire your students with courses that spark their creativity. Coding lessons use Scratch, a block based coding language, ideal for the transitional and fluent reader. Motivate your students with courses that connect to their world. Coding lessons use line based languages JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and Java to explore programming options. Empower your students with courses that expand their skills. Coding lessons use JavaScript, Java, Python, and Godot to develop websites, programs, and games.
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Vidcode
Students begin by creating and modifying video and image objects, adding filters, text, and other graphics. As projects become more complex, the lessons cover complex object properties with user interactions, creating games and simulations. Teach computer science, computational thinking, web programming, and hardware all in one place. Vidcode is used by upper elementary, middle, and high schools to provide in-depth, research-backed, and culturally relevant computer science courses that are built with today’s tweens and teens in mind. Vidcode’s self-guided coding curriculum is easy for kids and teachers to start using right away. Our scaffolded tutorials guide students to create a diverse portfolio of work and to be prepared for college-level computer science. Vidcode’s courses are interdisciplinary and teach more than just coding; students gain proficiency in computer science, computational thinking, web development, game design, and hardware.
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Imagine Robotify
Imagine Robotify is a browser-based robotics simulator that teaches students in grades 3–8 how to code in a fun, engaging, and playful way. With no downloads or installation required, it is both affordable and accessible. It utilizes a three-part foundational framework, learn, create, and compete, where students interact with unique 3D environments and a fleet of virtual robots. It offers over 100 hours of curriculum and 1,000+ challenges, teaching foundational programming concepts like loops, variables, and functions. Students apply their knowledge through project-based learning, building and sharing coding projects. It introduces game-based learning, allowing students to participate in competitions that reinforce their coding skills. Imagine Robotify supports both block-based coding (Blockly) and Python, catering to various skill levels.
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