On January 2, our group at the MIT Media Lab introduced a new generation of Scratch, called Scratch 3.0. Much has changed since we introduced the first generation of our Scratch programming language ...

Scratch is a popular animation and interactive tool used to teach programming techniques. It's aimed at children, but can be used by anybody to learn programming. Here's how to use Scratch to learn ...

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 ...

Students will apply their knowledge of physical science concepts to create a lunar lander game using Scratch. They will use Vernier force and acceleration sensors to understand forces and integrate ...

Mitch Resnik, the creator of the super-simple Scratch programming language and head of the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab, gave a TEDx talk about the value of coding and computer ...

For the last few summers, I’ve been helping kids learn to program during some week-long coding camps. I’ve tried out a number of programming tools and methods, and I continue to look for new resources ...

This resource is the fourth in a series of five lessons that introduces students to the concepts of programming in Scratch. This resource is a perfect introduction to iteration, one of the fundamental ...

This resource is the fourth in a series of five lessons that introduces students to the concepts of programming in Scratch. This resource equips students with essential debugging skills, a critical ...

The introductory programming language Scratch is on the cusp of having its 2 millionth project uploaded to its website. That's an impressive number, and one that points not just to the widespread ...