How to Prepare For Online Lessons

Oct 1, 2020 | Tutorials | 0 comments

In order for you or your child to get the most out of every minute of a lesson there are a few things that should be set up before attending an online class.

Select the preferred programming language below to learn how to setup and be ready to learn:


Scratch

  1. If you haven’t done so already, create an account on Scratch
  2. Confirm the email address you have used to register the account. This is optional, however doing so will allow projects to be shared and this helps everyone out.
  3. Follow the AaronTutorsMe Lessons Studio
  4. You have setup your Scratch account!

HTML, CSS, JavaScript

  1. Download Visual Studio Code
  2. Install the Live Server extension
  3. You are now setup and ready to learn HTML, CSS, and Javascript!

PHP

  1. Download Visual Studio Code
  2. Install the Live Server extension
  3. You are now setup and ready to learn PHP!

C#

  1. Download and install Visual Studio Community 2019
  2. Install the C# packages
  3. You are now setup and ready to learn C#

For advanced students, please consider using Live Share

SQL

  1. Download and install SqliteBrowser
  2. You are now prepared for online lessons!

Python

  1. Download and install Visual Studio Community 2019
  2. Install the Python packages
  3. You are now setup and ready to learn Python

Arduino

  1. Download and install the Arduino IDE
  2. You are now setup and ready to learn Arduino programming

For more information, please read Frequently Asked Questions.

App Development

Drag-and-drop coding…

  1. Head to MIT App Inventor and sign in with a gmail account
  2. On your phone, install the MIT AI2 Companion app through the Google Play Store OR the iOS Store
  3. You are now ready to learn Android mobile application development!

Using Java…

*Please scroll down to the bottom of the website and read the System Requirements before deciding to work with Android Studio. This program is known to use a large amount of memory. If your device meets the requirements, feel free to continue to step 1.

  1. Download and install Android Studio
  2. Open the SDK Manager to the relevant SDKs
  3. If you own an Android smartphone, connect your device and approve access.
  4. You are now setup and prepared to learn mobile application development!