Web Lab

Students interact with AI Tutor directly inside the lab to ask questions, generate code, request changes, and explore ideas. Tutor responds with guidance and code suggestions that students can review, accept or reject, and build on themselves.

Yes. Projects in Web Lab are built using real HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. AI Tutor helps students work with these languages, but the resulting projects are standard web files that behave like real websites.

Web Lab is designed for middle and high school students who are ready to explore text-based web development. It works well for classrooms that want to encourage creativity, experimentation, and problem-solving with support along the way.

Web Lab focuses on building projects using local HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files. External libraries and imports are limited to keep projects safe, focused, and appropriate for learning.

The AI Tutor uses the Gemini Flash 2.5 model to generate its responses. A dedicated safety layer using the Open AI ChatGPT 4o Mini model moderates both incoming and outgoing messages to maintain a safe classroom environment.

We’re constantly improving AI Tutor and welcome feedback from teachers and students.

You can:

• Direct feedback: Use the teacher view to provide feedback on inappropriate/appropriate chats

• Email us at artificialintelligence@code.org to report bugs or safety concerns.

• Contact support at support@code.org for technical issues.

Your input helps us make AI Tutor even better for future learners.

AI Tutor includes multiple layers of protection to ensure student safety and classroom appropriateness:

• Safety moderation layer: Every student message and AI response is reviewed through a safety system that filters out inappropriate content before it appears.

• Age-appropriate tuning: The tutor’s behavior is calibrated to different student levels to ensure it provides the right type of help at the right time.

• Teacher visibility: Teachers can view student interactions to monitor engagement and ensure the tool is being used responsibly.

While the AI Tutor is designed to be a safe and supportive learning companion, generative AI can sometimes make mistakes or produce unexpected answers. We encourage teachers and students to treat these moments as learning opportunities and to share feedback so we can continue improving the experience.

No. The AI Tutor does not use student interactions to train third-party models.

Code.org prioritizes the privacy and safety of all users. We do not share or sell student data to third parties. All interactions with the AI Tutor are stored securely and automatically deleted after 90 days.

For more information, visit our Artificial Intelligence Privacy Policy.

The AI Tutor is available in select Code.org curriculum levels where AI guidance is enabled.

• Students can interact with the AI Tutor directly within supported levels as part of their learning experience.

• Teachers can preview the AI Tutor experience and monitor how students are using it.

Note: If a student or teacher doesn’t have access in their section or curriculum, they may see a message indicating that AI Tutor isn’t available on that level yet.

AI models can occasionally make factual or logical mistakes. When this happens, try these steps:

• Encourage students to reflect and verify the AI’s response rather than copy it directly.

• Use the moment to discuss how AI generates answers and how to identify and fix errors.

• Share any concerning or confusing behavior by contacting us at artificialintelligence@code.org.