ProjectCodeEmpower

Inspiration

  We were inspired to complete this project after seeing that many students from underrepresented communities accross the country were not exposed to Computer Science and we wanted to change this by exposing younger kids to this field through a website.

What it does

ProjectCodeEmpower has a landing page which explains how the website works simply, an introduction to CS page which will have a video with people from nontraditional backgrounds in CS explaining how they got into CS, five lesson modules that students use to navigate the learning expirence using blockly, and four games that the kids can play after learning how code works. We also have an about us page, contact us page, and mission statement page with our values.

How we built it

We built this website using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and used code from Blockly to build the foundations of our website. Much of the content development was done by a psychology student for the lesson plans and another student took charge of writing the other pages. 

Challenges we ran into

 We did not know HTML, JavaScript, CSS so we needed to learn these languages. We also had to learn how to use Blockly to best target our audience. We also ran into the issue of not knowing how to write for the age group we are targeting. 

Accomplishments that we're proud of

 Being able to have something ready to present, even if it is not a finalized product.

What we learned

 We learned HTML, JavaScript, CSS, and GitHub languages as well as how to use Blockly and how to format lessons for our target audience

What's next for ProjectCodeEmpower

 Finalizing our website and getting people aware about our project as well as conducting more research on how students of this age group best learn Computer Science. We will also be doing outreach to Denver Public Schools and schools in Northern New Mexico.

Built With

• blockly
• css
• html
• javascript