There was a time when computers were far too expensive to let mere students use them. In those days, we wrote fake programs for fictitious machines and checked them by hand. That wasn’t fun, … ...

At a time when parents are eager to give their kids an edge in math and science, several computer programming languages have been developed specifically for children.

Primary school children are staying on after class to learn the building blocks of computer programming ...

On May 16, 2009, learn more about Scratch, the free programming tool for kids.

So, what is the process for getting kids involved? Children are receptive to acquiring this new language of computer programming and the strategic thinking and reasoning processes that go with it.

Alice is a programming language and environment suitable for kids aged 10 and above. It introduces them to the world of computer programming through a 3D interactive platform. With Alice, children ...

MIT's Media Lab is gearing up for Scratch Day 2009, to introduce new people to their programming language for kids.

Do we need a new beginning programming language? My answer is “yes”, and the more programming languages and tools we have to introduce programming to kids, adults and everyone else, the better.