Double the Commands, Double the Skills: With both sets of bingo games, students will master a wide range of Scratch Jr commands—from basic movements like “Move Left” and “Jump” to advanced actions ...

I’ve heard that learning a new language is easiest when you’re young. A young brain is primed to process language. I don’t think it’s a stretch to include the language of computer science. After all, ...

Using cut-out blocks to teach coding and sequencing skills relevant to Scratch Junior can be a hands-on and engaging approach for children. Here’s how it can be done: Mental Recall: Provide children ...

Kickstarter-funded educational programming app is inspired by the Scratch language used in schools around the world The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has released a new iPad app that ...

Since MIT’s Lifelong Kindergarten group released Scratch in 2007, kids ages 8 to 13 have built more than 2.2 million animations, games, music, videos and stories using the kid-friendly programming ...

We are on a mission to locate the best applications for homeschooling parents, apps that will assist in regulating screen time for children while also offering fun educational content with minimal ...

Developed in collaboration with the MIT Media Lab and Tufts University’s DevTech Research Group, new app helps kids learn coding concepts as they create their own stories and games featuring favorite ...

Developers will release iPad app this summer, but hoping remaining 37 days of campaign will fund Android version The latest crowdfunding project hoping to get children interested in computer ...

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Ten years ago, a computer programming language called Scratch emerged from the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Using stackable icons to represent the sequencing and logic of ...