How can Github Classroom help mentors and devs? 🧑‍💻🚀

GitHub is considered an essential tool for software engineers, with unparalleled popularity.

GitHub Classroom has officially reached 2 million students accepting assignments, helping them gain real-world coding experience.

GitHub Classroom is a teaching tool that allows teachers and school administrators to create and manage digital classrooms and assignments. With it, you can create assignments for individual students or groups, set due dates, and track progress on assignments.

Some of the key features include:

• Assignment templates: Create assignments using template repositories with starter code and documentation.

• Auto-grading: Set up quizzes to automatically grade student work.

• LMS integration: Connect a learning management system to import rosters.

• Feedback with pull requests: Leave comments and feedback directly on student assignments¹.

Considering using GitHub Classroom for a specific class?

Using GitHub in education offers several benefits for both teachers and students.

These benefits help prepare students for the job market, while making teaching and project management easier for teachers.