Coding is one aspect of digital making. When you write code, you are writing instructions for a computer to follow. The instructions might just be "turn this graphic by one degree each second", or ...

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 ...

To teach someone a dance, you break it down into a series of moves, like, “Step left, step right, spin around, repeat.” With Mia & Codie, a new preschool series that aims to teach the basics of coding ...

One sunny summer morning this month, a group of 20 teenage girls gathered in a conference room in the sleek offices of a tech company in New York. It was their fifth week of coding camp, and they were ...

When our school shut down in March, initially, it was for a two-week period. I thought, “Well, this isn’t too bad, we can do a few coding activities from Code.org or maybe put together some Google ...

Coding is a big deal right now. Worldwide, 36 million kids have taken part in “Hour of code” activities, helping them become active, rather than passive users of technology and starting learning that ...

Computer programing can be a valuable part of the K-12 curriculum. Pleasanton USD superintendent David Haglund thinks “programming is a mindset and a great foundation for math.” Haglund uses the first ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — For years, instructors at DeltaV have talked about the huge career opportunities available in computer science in Iowa. Now the school is working to prove it. On Wednesday (Aug. 2), ...

Teaching through play is nothing new. It's often used in schools and even the workplace to help people learn new concepts. The video gaming world is filled with games designed to educate players. As ...

If you're a parent, then chances are you've heard endless debates about how screen time affects children. And while it's always a good idea to encourage your kids to put down their phones, tablets, ...