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 18, 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....
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...
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...
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...
Sep 7, 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...
Aug 1, 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...
Jul 27, 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...
Jun 16, 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...
Apr 19, 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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