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Aug 1, 2023
The Three-Variable Fallacy
If you're in a coding class, this might just be a valuable lesson for you. If you're a teacher, I'd love your help collecting evidence...
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Mar 17, 2023
Our founder Ness Blackbird's appearance on "A World of Difference" by PBS and Beacon College
From PBS: This episode of “A World of Difference: Embracing Neurodiversity” explores the intersection of neurodivergence and technology....
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Nov 11, 2022
Development Update
We'll be releasing updates on 11/11/2022 from 9PM to 11PM PT. 1. Enable translation and text-to-speech for an account We recently added...
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Nov 9, 2022
Blackbird Releases Two Free ‘Hour of Code’ Lessons
The 'Hour of Code' is a Global Initiative by Computer Science Education Week and Code.org to Introduce Millions of Students to Computer...
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Nov 6, 2022
Blackbird joins gBETA Social Impact for Education Accelerator
An accelerator for social impact startups building products addressing equity in education. Portland, OR, November 6, 2022 - Blackbird...
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Sep 6, 2022
Code.org vs. Blackbird - Which One Should You Use?
Richard Byrne compared Code.org to Blackbird in this new article on Free Technology for Teachers. In contrast to Code.org Blackbird...
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Jul 31, 2022
Blackbird Provides an Innovative Way for Anyone to Teach Coding
Richard Byrne wrote about Blackbird in Free Technology for Teachers. Around this time every year I get emails that go something like...
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Jul 26, 2022
What is Blackbird and How Can it Be Used to Teach? Tips & Tricks
Tech & Learning featured Blackbird in a new article. Blackbird does teach JavaScript, however, rather than dive in with all the details...
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Jun 15, 2022
edWebinar: Equity, Accessibility, and Computer Science
This webinar was held 6/16/22, but the recording is available here! Presented by: Yusra Obaid, 6-12 STEM Instructional and Technology...
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Apr 18, 2022
We’re Using Engineering Tools to Teach With
Rachelle Dené Poth wrote a blog post in collaboration with our cofounder Ness. Blackbird uses an educational version of JavaScript....
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