One of the roles our education system is supposed to play is to prepare kids to be responsible citizens, with the skills needed to be successful in adulthood. All of the various classes — starting in ...

This computer programming app is so easy to use that even a kindergartener can do it. Researchers in Massachusetts have created a basic computer coding app that they say is the first designed ...

A student completes the Minecraft-themed coding tutorial that Microsoft built with Code.org. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft wants to turn kids’ love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

Universities are no strangers to innovating with technology. EdTech wouldn’t exist if that weren’t true. But colleges were truly at the forefront when it came to the development of computer science.

Computers play a huge role in our everyday lives, and now more than ever, it's important that educators provide computer basics for kids, what computers can do and how technology can be helpful. From ...

It’s a Sunday morning at East Dulwich Picturehouse in South London, and a group of three- and four-year-old children is playing in a backroom. But not with cars or dolls. Instead, they are learning ...

I was entering the miseries of seventh grade in the fall of 1980 when a friend dragged me into a dimly lit second-floor room. The school had recently installed a newfangled Commodore PET computer, a ...

Photo by Michael Erb Emerson Elementary School fifth-grader Aasher Guinn, left, speaks to classmate Camryn Deenis, right, during a coding class at the school. Students are being taught the basics of ...

We've seen plenty of games that teach kids the basics of coding, but it's rare to see the big game publishers embrace the "edutainment" sector. The latest coding game, though, comes from Ubisoft, the ...

For would-be quantum programmers scratching their heads over how to jump into the game as quantum computers proliferate and become publicly accessible, a new beginner's guide provides a thorough ...

Years ago, I wrote a piece suggesting that computer coding should be a basic requirement in junior high schools. I compared it to a required class I myself took in grade school: Typing, a skill that ...