Episode 21 – Coding in the Classroom with Vocareum

 

Coding has become a very exciting and worthy tool with which to teach – mostly because it teaches incredible skills while also teaching a very valuable tool for life beyond K-12 education.

Until recently, teaching coding meant special software loaded on specific computers in order for students and teachers to write, compile, and execute code to ensure programs are written correctly. Because of the special requirements, it became difficult for students to work on coding assignments outside of class as the compiler software isn't always the easiest and most user friendly install.

Enter Vocareum, a “cloud lab for learning” as they are self-described on their website.

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In this week's episode, I had the pleasure of talking with the Business Development director of Vocareum at the ISTE 2014 Atlanta conference.  We talked about the power of coding in the classroom and how their cloud lab enables teachers and students to more effectively communicate about the code that is being written.

I was so excited to talk with Vishal as this solves so many problems in the world of classroom coding. I hope you find value in the conversation we had – even if Vocareum isn't for you. Classroom coding has come a long way and I look forward to sharing with others how it can be expanded with great tools such as Vocareum.

Relevant Links:

Vocareum Home Page

Vocareum Email – use this to contact them about the free pilot!