The Avida-ED project (Avida-ED) uses the Avida software platform within a simplified graphical user interface suitable for use in evolution education instruction at the high school and undergraduate college level, and provides freely available software, documentation, tutorials, lesson plans, and other course materials.[4][5] The Avida-ED software runs as a web application in the browser, with the user interface implemented in JavaScript and Avida compiled to JavaScript using Emscripten, making the software broadly compatible with devices commonly used in classrooms.[6] This approach has been shown to be effective in improving students' understanding of evolution.[7][8][9] The Avida-ED project was the winner of the 2017 International Society for Artificial Life Education and Outreach Award.[10]