When my child first asked about coding, I did what most parents do — I searched “Scratch coding classes for kids” and got a wall of results. What I didn’t realize at first is that “Scratch” itself isn ...

For most kids, Scratch is where the coding journey begins. But here's the thing — Scratch on its own isn't really a "class." It's a free, MIT-built creative tool with no lesson plan, no instructor, ...

I taught a week-long camp last summer titled ‘Beginning Game Programming” — I had a morning session (8am-12pm) and an afternoon session (1pm-5pm), and each class had 16 kids anxious to learn some new ...

From smartphones to smart cars, technology is everywhere in our modern lives. It doesn't matter what industry you work in or what you do with your leisure time; everyone needs at least some tech ...

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Help students take their first step into coding with Scratch! This complete lesson introduces the Scratch interface, coding vocabulary, and programming blocks through hands-on activities and ...

When the Hour of Code launched in 2013, I set aside my English curriculum for one day so my eighth graders could experiment with computer coding. There was just one problem: I had never written a line ...

Creators of Scratch, Mitchel Resnik and Natalie Rusk, have come up with four guiding principles for introducing coding to young people. Their "Four Ps of Creative Learning" are Projects, Passion, ...

What if you’ve never stepped foot in a computer science class, but you want your child to know how to code? It can be difficult to pass along information you don’t have yourself. Luckily, No Starch ...