JavaScript as used in the web seems tough. I wouldn't recommend trying to teach the DOM internals. IMO an intro course is about fundamentals--loops, functions,

JavaScript as used in the web seems tough. I wouldn't recommend trying to teach the DOM internals. IMO an intro course is about fundamentals--loops, functions, parameters, etc. Everything else is just obscuring what is important. It's unfortunate that webdev, undoubtedly the most popular development today, is also the most obtuse.