How to grade programming assignments on GitHub
Feedback is essential to the learning process. Input from an expert at the right time can make all the difference in a software project. In past programming classes, Professor John…
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Teaching recursion with fractals at Lowell High School
Mikaela Marciales, a junior at Lowell High School in San Francisco and member of the JROTC, reflects on her projects in AP computer science as equal parts expression and fun—in…
How investing in teaching with GitHub pays off
How Harvard, San Francisco State, and The College of New Jersey use GitHub in their courses As a teacher, you juggle the endless stream of student emails, faculty responsibilities, and…
Why version control is required for Comp 20 at Tufts University
Students don't leave Ming Chow’s course until they are prepared to hold their own on an engineering team. Full stop. What’s required for those rigorous engineering roles? “Experience making tangible…
GitHub Issues and user testing as authentic assessment
A course organized around users, not exams In his Startup Programming course at the University of Victoria, Alexey Zagalsky asks students to design products based on user needs. Working together…
Invest in tools students can grow with: GitHub and RStudio for data science at Duke University
Data science is a melting pot of disciplines: students from Anthropology to Political Science to Education all sign up for the same course. It’s a challenge to keep the material…
Real-time feedback for students using continuous integration tools
For teachers it can be a challenge to get students the help they need exactly when they get stuck, especially in large courses. But when teachers use an automated testing…
How CS50 uses GitHub to teach computer science
Professor David J. Malan, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Computer Science at Harvard University, is dedicated to offering his students a robust learning experience. This post outlines how…
How to run a Google Summer of Code project on GitHub
Google provides some guidance on how to effectively run a Google Summer of Code project but it's not tailored specifically to GitHub's workflow. To set clear expectations for mentors and…
GitHub Classroom for AP Computer Science at Naperville North High School
We released GitHub Classroom in fall of 2015 to make it easier for teachers to distribute code and collect assignments on GitHub. In the last year, we've seen it enter…
CARTO adds data insights to the Student Developer Pack
CARTO is the newest addition to the GitHub Student Developer Pack. CARTO is a powerful open platform for discovering and predicting key insights underlying the world's location data. It's a…
Flatiron School joins the GitHub Student Developer Pack
Flatiron School has joined the Student Developer Pack to offer students one free month of their Community-Powered Bootcamp, a flexible online course in web development. The Community-Powered Bootcamp is a…
GitKraken joins the Student Developer Pack
GitKraken is now part of the Student Developer Pack. Students can manage Git projects in a faster, more user-friendly way with GitKraken's Git GUI for Windows, Mac, and Linux. GitKraken…
Get testing with Taplytics in the Student Developer Pack
Taplytics is now offering mobile testing to students in the Student Developer Pack. Taplytics helps mobile developers create great experiences through: A/B testing, push notifications, and custom analytics. As part…
Back to school: monitoring with Datadog
Datadog is now offering their Pro plan to students in the Student Developer Pack. With Datadog, you'll be able to see metrics from all your apps, tools, and services. The…