Historically, learn-to-code efforts have provided opportunities for the few, but new efforts are aiming to be inclusive. A decade ago, tech powerhouses the likes of Microsoft, Google, and Amazon ...
• Microsoft and Code.org offering educators a Minecraft-inspired coding tutorial for the classroom as part of Computer Science Education Week, 7-13 December • Local computer education groups OMGTech!, ...
Hadi Partovi called out a new episode of the newspaper's "The Daily" podcast and ongoing media reports questioning whether ...
We asked 8 tech executives to weigh in on whether "learn to code" is still good advice in the AI era. Okta's CEO said the idea that everyone needs to learn to code is "laughable." Others, like ...
The Microsoft MakeCode platform is a free online blocks-based programming tool that's used to write the code that tells the micro:bit hardware what you want it to do. It’s very easy to use and allows ...
Microsoft partners with local technology and education groups to translate new ‘Hour of Code’ Minecraft coding tutorials into Māori language for Computer Science Education Week AUCKLAND, 6 December ...
"Knowing how to code?" or "literacy of the XXI century? " - UNESCO's YouthMobile initiative and Intel Software will host a round table on this peculiar issue this Friday, June 13 (2pm) on the occasion ...
Gamifying learning is all the rage these days, especially when it comes to ed-tech platforms. But the effect that approach has on learning can range significantly, experts say. Some products hook ...