The main problem with programming languages is that the really useful ones are a little too abstract for kids. BASIC or some scripting language is probably more appropriate, but there’s usually ...

In the past, many computer journalists have tried to explain advanced concepts such as object-oriented programming by comparing the activity to building applications by connecting smaller ...

Super Scratch Programming Adventure! was written by the LEAD Project (Learning through Engineering, Art and Design), which began in 2005 as a collaboration among The Hong Kong Federation of Youth ...

For example, students can learn to build a "Rain or Shine" model, where they get data from a weather service and program the toy to move its umbrella based on whether it's raining or not.

Scratch Day 2009 – Computer Programming for Kids. Community Voices By Phil Shapiro, May 7, 2009 4:10 am PDT. Sometimes hobbies grow to become much more than hobbies.

The only kids’ programming language worth using, Scratch, just celebrated the launch of Scratch 3.0, an update that adds some interesting new functionality to the powerful open-source tool.

As a parent of three technically savvy kids I find it disturbing that we haven’t even “scratched” the surface of Scratch, an amazing, object-oriented programming language from the MIT Media ...

Mark Gibbs explores Scratch and StarLogo, programming systems implements the metaphor for Google's forthcoming App Inventor Topics Spotlight: AI-ready data centers ...