The Vidcode team is excited to announce platform and course updates! Over the past year, we’ve listened to your feedback, and have conducted thorough research on our curriculum and platform. We’ve been working hard to release new features and material to support both classrooms, libraries, and anyone learning on their own.
You’ve asked, we’ve answered! Check out what’s new and what’s changed:
ASSIGN multiple COURSES
Our most exciting new addition for teachers is the ability to assign multiple courses to your sections. This has been a highly requested feature for our teachers! Now you can choose which lessons you would like your students to complete.
ASSIGN COURSES
New Courses BreakDown
We’re excited to roll-out a brand new course breakdown, with units now defined by type of coursework and level.
Don’t worry… all of the Creative Coding material is still available! We’ve just changed the pacing, assets, and challenges for the Middle School and High School levels. Middle School can access the Creative Coding material with JavaScript 101-401, and High School can access it with Computer Science 101-601.
Updates
My Sketches: “Portfolio” has been changed to “My Sketches”.
Course Progress: In your Course Dashboard, you will now see “Section Progress” and “My Progress”.
Easy Access to the Sandbox: The coding Sandbox is now linked directly on your dashboard, so you’ll always know where to find it!
Educator Dashboard Snapshots
Dashboard: On your Dashboard, you will now see “Sections” instead of “Classes”. You now have the ability to assign courses to each section as well, one of our most anticipated new features!
COURSE SECTIONS
Header Tabs: We’ve now added header tabs, for easy access to the dashboard items you use most frequently. See your student roster, course progress, completed projects, and course breakdowns, all with one click!
SECTION DASHBOARD
Learn About Vidcode: We’ve added a new “Learn About Vidcode” page with information about the curriculum, creative coding, and creating a video filter.
VIDEOS TO HELP YOU GET STARTED
Courses Organized by Type: Access to the Course Library has changed with newly separated types: free courses, middle school coursework, high school coursework, library courses, and at-home courses.
COURSE ACCESS BY TYPE
General Resources: In Lesson Plans & Resources, there is a new section of “General Resources”, with guides, rubrics, and other helpful tools for teachers.
GENERAL RESOURCES
Student Dashboard Snapshots
Free Courses & Pro Course Previews: Access to the Course Library now has Free Courses (always available) and Pro Courses, which students can preview before upgrading!
COURSE PROGRESS
FREE & PRO COURSE ACCESS
MY SKETCHES
We hope you will love the updates, navigation, resources, and new courses as much as we do! As always, if you have questions along the way, our team is here to assist. Reach out by email, or join a demo to get a hands-on tour of the new updates.
Happy coding!
