One of the most common questions I get from teachers and parents is: What programming language should we use to teach kids to code? Is it important to always start with block-based languages like ...

Perhaps the only online coding community that could compete with Scratch for kids’ attention is Minecraft, which aims to provide kids with a similar sense interest- and peer-based exploration.

Teaching coding to kids was something very few people thought about. But today, parents and teachers know that teaching kids to code has lots of benefits beyond the computer screen.

IT HAS been 50 years since kids programming languages were introduced to the world. Today, Google is celebrating Computer Science Education Week with the search engine giant’s first ever codi… ...

Patrice Gans, a technology teacher and library-media specialist in Connecticut, reviews Super Scratch Programming Adventure (No Starch Press, 2012).

Students can find a lot of information on Scratch online, of course, but for structured training that is also entertaining, Super Scratch Programming Adventure will make a great textbook.

On May 16, 2009, learn more about Scratch, the free programming tool for kids.

Do we need a new beginning programming language? My answer is “yes”, and the more programming languages and tools we have to introduce programming to kids, adults and everyone else, the better.