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Karen Doore

Use assignments with visual output to help students understand what their program is actually doing.

Use Codio, a cloud-based development environment, to teach web development or JavaScript.

Know and point out to students the limits of Khan Academy’s JavaScript environment, which does not allow some important topics (like variable scoping) to be demonstrated.

Assign tasks which require small changes to simple HTML documents to help students develop an understanding of the structure and syntax of HTML tags.

Use Parsons problems on quizzes and tests to assess student understanding of code.

Show students the final version of a project with multiple steps to motivate them and give them perspective.

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