All posts by Max Johnson

Reload Page

We  are trying  to track  down  a particularly difficult bug that , intermittently,  prevents   users from completing  an  assignment. In short, your code  might be  correct ,  but  the assignment  does not trigger as correct. We  are working on tracking this down, but until we patch this bug, there is   one way to … Continue reading Reload Page →

Scratch 2.0 in 4 easy steps (animated gif)

  4 Steps in an animated Gif: Animated Gif showing how to create and run a simple Scratch program.   Step 1) Go the  Scratch home page/editor Step 2) Drag the block code from the left side and into the editor on the right.   Step 3) Make sure that you have some kind of … Continue reading Scratch 2.0 in 4 easy steps (animated gif) →

What is Block Based Coding?

Block Based Coding is the de facto way to introduce kids to programming. Instead of text based programming, block based coding involves dragging “blocks” of instructions. By far, the most popular block based app is Scratch. As you can see in the pic below, you drag blocks of instructions on the left into the editor on the … Continue reading What is Block Based Coding? →