Codecademy offers a variety of online, self-paced coding courses. Some of these are free; others are paid. I have completed 13 lessons in the Learn HTML and the Learn CSS courses. In addition, I have completed most of the Make a Website course. Each course offers new information on different coding strategies.

What I’ve Learned from These Courses:

Through Codecademy, I have learned a lot. I have worked with code before through different websites and in k-8 classrooms with activities through programs such as “Hour of Code” and “Code Day”. Though I have all spent time with coding, I have never coded like this. I learned how to use different symbols to change how things are presented such as making things bold or different colors. I learned how to add videos and images. I learned the HTML is the base of all websites and CSS is where you can add life to the website. This knowledge that I have gained can be used in future career opportunities and help me with different tasks in my life such as if I wanted to create a website/blog.

Below is a screenshot of my progress in these three courses.

Although I have not completed all lessons in Learn CSS and Make a Website, I have completed the following lessons in each course.

Learn HTML

  • Introduction to HTML
    • HTML Documentation Standards
  • Tables

Learn CSS

  • CSS Setup and Selectors
    • CSS Visual Rules
  • The Box Model
    • Changing the Box Model
  • CSS Display and Positioning
  • CSS Color
  • CSS Typography

Make a Website

  • Site Structure
  • A Closer Look at CSS
  • Boundaries and Space

Screenshot of Codecademy Achievements Page

Below is a screenshot from my Codecademy Achievements page where I received 24 badges.