The moment my daughter created her first project in Scratch – a simple animation of a cat chasing a butterfly – her relationship with the computer transformed completely. Suddenly, she wasn’t just ...

Are you starting to learn code? The process might seem exorbitant, and you must have been advised to take small steps. But have you considered an interactive option before you dive into the technical ...

As a homeschooling parent, I'm a big fan of educational software and I've written quite about about various programs in the past. But, as a programmer, I'm also a big fan of any program that makes ...

I had my first computer programming experience in ninth grade. I had just moved, and my new guidance counselor persuaded me to take a computer programming class because there were no other open ...

Sometimes hobbies grow to become much more than hobbies. Some children who are in the school play in fifth grade may decide to study drama in college. After college they may return to their ...

I will discuss ideas, experiences, and opportunities surrounding Scratch – our new media-rich programming system designed especially for people who haven’t previously imagined themselves as ...

To write a beautiful program, breakdown solution to small pieces. This is called modular programming. Think of lego blocks which allow you to create whatever you imagine by interchanging lego blocks.

Everybody loves Toy Story, the animated buddy pic that Pixar released in 1995. But Mitchel Resnick thinks the filmmakers got something very wrong in the movie. Resnick heads the Lifelong Kindergarten ...