Dylan Merritt

New Mexico

I am a Junior in high school with a love of language and coding. I plan to major in computer science and minor in linguistics.

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Android

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Design

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Python

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JavaScript

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HTML

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725

Java

709 pts
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16 pts
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634

Business

634 pts
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0 pts
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200

Digital Literacy

200 pts
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0 pts
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103

Development Tools

103 pts
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Ruby

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21st Century Skills

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Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)

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Computer Science

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Learning Resources

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Go

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Data Analysis

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Databases

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C#

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Skills & Experience

Spoken Languages
- English
- Spanish
- Russian
Looking for work

Yes

182 Achievements

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Python Inheritance

Object-Oriented Python (retired)

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May 2, 2016
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Python Objects

Object-Oriented Python (retired)

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Apr 15, 2016
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Dungeon Game

Python Collections (Retired)

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Apr 13, 2016
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Tuples

Python Collections (Retired)

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Apr 7, 2016
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Dictionaries

Python Collections (Retired)

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Apr 3, 2016
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Slices

Python Collections (Retired)

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Mar 31, 2016
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Letter Game App

Python Basics (2015)

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Mar 1, 2016
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Number Game App

Python Basics (2015)

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Jan 8, 2016
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Shopping List App

Python Basics (2015)

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Jan 7, 2016
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Logic in Python

Python Basics (2015)

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Dec 29, 2015
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Python Data Types

Python Basics (2015)

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Dec 20, 2015
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Python For Beginners

Python Basics (2015)

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Dec 15, 2015
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JavaScript Arrays

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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Sep 2, 2015
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Fundamental Concepts

CSS Basics (2014)

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Sep 2, 2015
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Designing with the Latest Features

CSS Basics (2014)

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Sep 2, 2015
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The Unity Editor and Scene Setup

How to Make a Video Game

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Sep 1, 2015
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Introduction to Video Games

How to Make a Video Game

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Aug 31, 2015
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Basic Layout

CSS Basics (2014)

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Aug 22, 2015
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The Box Model

CSS Basics (2014)

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Aug 6, 2015
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Understanding Values and Units

CSS Basics (2014)

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Jul 31, 2015
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JavaScript Loops

JavaScript Loops, Arrays and Objects

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May 28, 2015
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JavaScript Functions

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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May 28, 2015
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JavaScript Conditional Statements

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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May 28, 2015
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JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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May 21, 2015
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JavaScript Variables

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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May 16, 2015
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Introducing JavaScript

JavaScript Basics (Retired)

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May 14, 2015
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Exploring an API

Build a Weather App (2015)

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Apr 19, 2015
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MASH HTML

Treehouse Club - MASH

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Feb 27, 2015
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Computer Languages

Computer Basics

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Feb 15, 2015
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Computer Basics

Computer Basics

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Feb 15, 2015
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Basic Selectors

CSS Basics (2014)

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Feb 5, 2015
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Getting Started with CSS

CSS Basics (2014)

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Feb 1, 2015
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Lists Redux

Python Collections (Retired)

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Jan 26, 2015
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Local Python

Setting Up a Local Python Environment

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Jan 22, 2015
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Pick a Number! Any Number!

Python Basics (Retired)

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Jan 21, 2015
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Putting the "Fun" Back in "Functions"

Python Basics (Retired)

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Jan 21, 2015
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Shopping List

Python Basics (Retired)

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Jan 19, 2015
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Things That Count

Python Basics (Retired)

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Jan 18, 2015
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Ins & Outs

Python Basics (Retired)

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Jan 18, 2015
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Say Hello to Python

Python Basics (Retired)

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Jan 18, 2015
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Delivering the MVP

Java Objects (Retired)

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Jan 18, 2015
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Creating the MVP

Java Objects (Retired)

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Jan 17, 2015
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Harnessing the Power of Objects

Java Objects (Retired)

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Dec 27, 2014
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Meet Objects

Java Objects (Retired)

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Dec 20, 2014
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Treehouse Club - CSS

Treehouse Club: CSS

Achieved
Dec 2, 2014
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Welcome to the Treehouse Club

Treehouse Club: HTML

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Dec 2, 2014
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Finishing the User Interface

Build an Interactive Story App (Retired)

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Dec 1, 2014
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Protecting and Sharing Your Work

Copyright Basics

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Nov 30, 2014
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Licensing

Copyright Basics

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Nov 27, 2014
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Fair Use and Public Domain

Copyright Basics

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Nov 27, 2014
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Getting Started with Copyright

Copyright Basics

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Nov 27, 2014
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Why Version Control Matters

Git Basics

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Nov 23, 2014
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The Model-View-Controller Pattern

Build an Interactive Story App (Retired)

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Nov 22, 2014
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Intents and Multiple Activities

Build an Interactive Story App (Retired)

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Nov 21, 2014
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User Input

Build an Interactive Story App (Retired)

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Nov 21, 2014
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Publishing on Google Play

Publish an Android App

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Nov 16, 2014
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Using Intents to Display and Share Posts

Build a Blog Reader Android App

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Nov 16, 2014
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Launching the Website

Build a Simple Website

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Nov 14, 2014
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Styling Content

Build a Simple Website

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Nov 14, 2014
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Creating a Website Structure

Build a Simple Website

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Nov 14, 2014
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Text Editors and HTML

Build a Simple Website

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Nov 14, 2014
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Website Basics

Build a Simple Website

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Nov 13, 2014
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Adapting Data for Display in a List

Build a Blog Reader Android App

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Nov 13, 2014
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Getting Data from the Web

Build a Blog Reader Android App

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Nov 13, 2014
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Rebuilding from Scratch

Build a Blog Reader Android App

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Nov 10, 2014
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Exploring the Master-Detail Template

Build a Blog Reader Android App

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Nov 8, 2014
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Using Git for Android

Android Tools

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Nov 7, 2014
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Testing and Debugging

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

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Nov 7, 2014
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Improving Our Code

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

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Nov 6, 2014
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Coding the Fun Facts

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

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Nov 6, 2014
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Basic Android Programming

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

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Nov 6, 2014
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Getting Started with Android Studio

Android Tools

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Nov 6, 2014
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Creating the Initial Screen Layout

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

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Nov 5, 2014
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Getting Started with Android

Build a Simple Android App (2014)

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Nov 5, 2014
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Getting Started with Genymotion

Android Tools

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Nov 4, 2014
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Perfecting the Prototype

Java Basics

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Nov 1, 2014
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Using your New Tools

Java Basics

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Oct 31, 2014
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Getting Started with Java

Java Basics

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Oct 29, 2014
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Solving an Important Problem

Researching User Needs

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Oct 25, 2014
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JavaScript Numbers

JavaScript Foundations

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Aug 9, 2014
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JavaScript Strings

JavaScript Foundations

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Aug 9, 2014
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Spriting with Compass

Compass Basics

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Aug 9, 2014
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Compass Helper Functions

Compass Basics

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Aug 9, 2014
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Compass Layout and Typography

Compass Basics

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Aug 8, 2014
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Structuring Tables

HTML Tables

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Aug 7, 2014
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Table Basics

HTML Tables

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Aug 7, 2014
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Getting Started with Compass

Compass Basics

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Aug 7, 2014
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Advanced Sass Concepts

Sass Basics (retired)

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Aug 5, 2014
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Speeding up Workflow With Sass

Sass Basics (retired)

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Aug 4, 2014
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Variables, Mixins, and Extending Selectors

Sass Basics (retired)

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Aug 4, 2014
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Getting Started with Sass

Sass Basics (retired)

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Aug 4, 2014
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Moving Forward with UX

UX Basics

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Aug 2, 2014
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Tools UXers Use

UX Basics

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Aug 2, 2014
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How UXers Think

UX Basics

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Aug 2, 2014
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What Do User Experience Designers Do?

UX Basics

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Aug 2, 2014
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Creating Home Page Assets

Illustrator Foundations

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Aug 2, 2014
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Applying Effects

Illustrator Foundations

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Aug 1, 2014
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How to Draw in Illustrator

Illustrator Foundations

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Jul 31, 2014
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What is User Experience (UX)?

UX Basics

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Jul 17, 2014
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Adding Color and Type

Illustrator Foundations

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Jul 17, 2014
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Creating an Icon

Illustrator Foundations

Achieved
Jul 14, 2014
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Better SEO Through Tools

SEO Basics

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Jul 13, 2014
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Better SEO Through Code

SEO Basics

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Jul 13, 2014
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Better SEO Through Content

SEO Basics

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Jul 13, 2014
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Introduction to SEO

SEO Basics

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Jul 13, 2014
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Introduction to Illustrator

Illustrator Foundations

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Jul 13, 2014
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The Logo Sprint

Logo Design Basics

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Jul 13, 2014
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Logo Design 101

Logo Design Basics

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Jul 13, 2014
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Introduction Variables

JavaScript Foundations

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Jul 13, 2014
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Workflow Basics

Photoshop Foundations

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Jul 13, 2014
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Slices & Save for Web

Photoshop Foundations

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Jul 13, 2014
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Vector Shapes

Photoshop Foundations

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Jul 13, 2014
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Choosing Options

HTML Forms

Achieved
Jul 13, 2014
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Organizing Forms

HTML Forms

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Jul 12, 2014
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Form Basics

HTML Forms

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Jul 12, 2014
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Type Tools

Photoshop Foundations

Achieved
Jul 12, 2014
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Masks Basics

Photoshop Foundations

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Jul 6, 2014
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Layer Basics

Photoshop Foundations

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Jul 6, 2014
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Workspace Basics

Photoshop Foundations

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Jul 6, 2014
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Finalizing the Project

Brand Identity Basics

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Jul 3, 2014
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Case Studies and Examples

Brand Identity Basics

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Jul 3, 2014
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The Brand Identity Design Process

Brand Identity Basics

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Jul 3, 2014
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Introduction to Brand Identity

Brand Identity Basics

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Jul 3, 2014
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Design Foundations Final

Design Foundations

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Jul 2, 2014
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Becoming a Problem Solver

Design Foundations

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Jul 2, 2014
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Understanding Aesthetics

Design Foundations

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Jul 2, 2014
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Introduction to Design

Design Foundations

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Jul 2, 2014
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Color Theory

Aesthetic Foundations

Achieved
Jul 1, 2014
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Principles

Aesthetic Foundations

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Jul 1, 2014
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Elements

Aesthetic Foundations

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Jul 1, 2014
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Grid Layout

CSS Layout Techniques

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Jul 1, 2014
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Flexbox Layout

CSS Layout Techniques

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Jul 1, 2014
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Positioning Schemes

CSS Layout Techniques

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Jul 1, 2014
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Float Layout

CSS Layout Techniques

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Jul 1, 2014
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Why Start a Business?

How to Start a Business (old)

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Jul 1, 2014
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Display Modes

CSS Layout Techniques

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Jul 1, 2014
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Media Queries

Unused CSS Stages

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Jun 30, 2014
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CSS Animations

Unused CSS Stages

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Jun 28, 2014
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Transitions and Transforms

Unused CSS Stages

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Jun 28, 2014
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Flexbox and Multi-Column Layout

Unused CSS Stages

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Jun 27, 2014
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Gradients

CSS Foundations

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Jun 27, 2014
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Web Typography

CSS Foundations

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Jun 27, 2014
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Backgrounds and Borders

CSS Foundations

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Jun 26, 2014
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CSS Box Model

CSS Foundations

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Jun 25, 2014
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Text, Fonts, and Lists

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jun 24, 2014
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Values and Units

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jun 24, 2014
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Advanced Selectors

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jun 23, 2014
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Selectors

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jun 22, 2014
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Getting Started with CSS

CSS Foundations

Achieved
Jun 21, 2014
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Forms

HTML

Achieved
Jun 20, 2014
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Tables

HTML

Achieved
Jun 20, 2014
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Objects

HTML

Achieved
Jun 20, 2014
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Links

HTML

Achieved
Jun 20, 2014
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Lists

HTML

Achieved
Jun 18, 2014
Achievement
Text

HTML

Achieved
Jun 18, 2014
Achievement
Introduction

HTML

Achieved
Jun 18, 2014
Achievement
Functions

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Jun 18, 2014
Achievement
Objects and Arrays

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Jun 17, 2014
Achievement
Control Structures

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Jun 17, 2014
Achievement
Basics

Introduction to Programming

Achieved
Jun 17, 2014
Achievement
Start menu and App Icon

Mobile Game Design

Achieved
Jun 17, 2014
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Sound Design

Mobile Game Design

Achieved
Jun 17, 2014
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Animating and Saving Sprites

Mobile Game Design

Achieved
Jun 15, 2014
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Designing Characters and a Scene

Mobile Game Design

Achieved
Jun 15, 2014
Achievement
Introduction to Game Design

Mobile Game Design

Achieved
Jun 11, 2014
Achievement
Sharing Your Creation

Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014)

Achieved
Jun 6, 2014
Achievement
Debugging HTML and CSS Problems

How to Make a Website

Achieved
May 31, 2014
Achievement
Sharing a Website

How to Make a Website

Achieved
May 30, 2014
Achievement
Responsive Web Design and Testing

How to Make a Website

Achieved
May 30, 2014
Achievement
Adding Pages to a Website

How to Make a Website

Achieved
May 30, 2014
Achievement
Styling Web Pages and Navigation

How to Make a Website

Achieved
May 29, 2014
Achievement
Customizing Colors and Fonts

How to Make a Website

Achieved
May 28, 2014
Achievement
CSS: Cascading Style Sheets

How to Make a Website

Achieved
May 26, 2014
Achievement
Creating HTML Content

How to Make a Website

Achieved
May 26, 2014
Achievement
HTML First

How to Make a Website

Achieved
May 16, 2014
Achievement
Beginning HTML and CSS

How to Make a Website

Achieved
May 15, 2014
Achievement
Interrogating the App

Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014)

Achieved
May 15, 2014
Achievement
Shaking Things Up

Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014)

Achieved
May 1, 2014
Achievement
Pretty Little Things

Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014)

Achieved
Apr 30, 2014
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Learning the Language

Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014)

Achieved
Apr 27, 2014
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Getting Started with Android

Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014)

Achieved
Apr 26, 2014
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Newbie

Achieved
Apr 26, 2014