Based on the title of the class (intro to Python and intro to Java) the class should use an IDE. This leads to the class sounding like an introduction to a language, not an introduction to programming. These are issues that should be discussed with the institution you will be teaching at. If it is an introduction to programming, then pass on the IDE and stick with a simple text editor for the first two or three weeks so the students understand the process that happens when they hit the run button in an IDE. After the first project, go back to using an IDE.
An IDE is not going to write the code for the student. They still have to figure out how to write the code properly. Since the class is an introductory class, an IDE would be very beneficial to a student new to a language trying to learn the syntax.
Overall, the question of using an IDE does not need to be asked. No projects in an introductory class should be large enough to have an IDE make a substantial difference. Generally, the student should be given smaller projects that build confidence in the language and their ability to write code. An IDE is only going to make it easier to look up functions and syntax to learn the language not write the code for them.
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Based on the title of the class (intro to Python and intro to Java) the class should use an IDE. This leads to the class sounding like an introduction to a language, not an introduction to programming. These are issues that should be discussed with the institution you will be teaching at. If it is an introduction to programming, then pass on the IDE and stick with a simple text editor for the first two or three weeks so the students understand the process that happens when they hit the run button in an IDE. After the first project, go back to using an IDE.
An IDE is not going to write the code for the student. They still have to figure out how to write the code properly. Since the class is an introductory class, an IDE would be very beneficial to a student new to a language trying to learn the syntax.
Overall, the question of using an IDE does not need to be asked. No projects in an introductory class should be large enough to have an IDE make a substantial difference. Generally, the student should be given smaller projects that build confidence in the language and their ability to write code. An IDE is only going to make it easier to look up functions and syntax to learn the language not write the code for them.