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Development Update

We'll be releasing updates on 04/13/2022 from 9PM to 11PM PST. 1. Support for multiple curricula We added a curriculum selection...

Blackbird Announced as a 2022 EdTech “Cool Tool” Award Finalist for Coding and Computer Science

Portland, OR, April 4, 2022 - The EdTech Awards for 2022 were just announced and Blackbird has been recognized as a finalist in the...

Seven Sites and Apps to Help Students Learn Coding and Programming

Richard Byrne included Blackbird in a new list on Free Technology for Teachers. Blackbird is a platform that launched in early 2021 to...

Blackbird Program Teaches Coding to Middle Schoolers

Giovanni Albanese wrote a piece about Blackbird in Government Technology. Partnering with Washington’s Bellevue School District on a...

Blackbird Announces Results from the World’s First Cross-curricular Computer Coding Pilot

Blackbird’s “Coding as a Conduit” Makes Coding a Core Part of Education. PORTLAND, Ore., March. 22, 2022 – Blackbird, dedicated to making...

Blackbird Opens Code Education Platform to Families and Individuals

Families and individuals can now sign up to use Blackbird's powerful teaching tools outside of the classroom.

Blackbird's Coding Activities a Hit with 'Hour of Code' participants

Blackbird's 'Hour of Code' activities bring a unique approach to coding education to thousands of new users

Blackbird Code Offers Two New Self-paced Coding Lessons

Blackbird Releases Two Free ‘Hour of Code’ Lessons

Blackbird Releases Two Free 'Hour of Code' Lessons

Blackbird's work with Colton Schools highlighted in Molalla Pioneer

Blackbird's work with Colton Schools highlighted in Molalla Pioneer.