May 3, 2021Overview and First Impressions from My Students Richard Byrne wrote a follow-up piece about Blackbird on Free Technology for Teachers. In short, Blackbird is a platform that is trying...
Apr 25, 2021Development UpdateWe'll be releasing updates on 4/25/2021 from 9PM to 11PM PST. 1. New lesson type: Puzzle In addition to creating their own programs,...
Apr 23, 2021Blackbird Fills a Gap in Programming InstructionRichard Byrne wrote a piece about Blackbird on Free Technology for Teachers. Blackbird can be used by teachers who don't have any prior...
Apr 14, 2021Blackbird Announces First-ever Purpose-built Middle School Coding Education PlatformBlackbird, creators of the world's first educational version of JavaScript, today announced the official launch of the Blackbird...
Apr 7, 2021The Coming Coding RevolutionOur cofounder Ness had a piece published on eSchool News. English language literacy and coding literacy share some overlap—and the...
Apr 3, 2021Development UpdateWe'll be releasing updates on 4/2/2021 from 9PM to 11PM PST. 1. New grading report In response to teacher requests, we've added a new...
Mar 26, 2021Development UpdateWe'll be releasing updates on 3/26/2021 from 9PM to 11PM PST. 1. User interface We've been improving the look and feel of the app. The...
Sep 20, 2020All About Show MeThere’s a fundamental problem with writing a system for teaching coding...