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Hopscotch Teaches Kids to Code Without That Pesky Command Line
Hopscotch Teaches Kids to Code Without That Pesky Command Line “The more abstracted the language, the easier it is to grasp; but with accessibility you lose a bit of control. Still, Leavitt says she thinks it’s a fair tradeoff. She figures the democratization of coding isn’t going to come from people learning on a command-line interface,…
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Scratch and Google Introduce Scratch Blocks
Scratch and Google Introduce Scratch Blocks “We’re also continuing to improve Blockly, the technology underlying Scratch Blocks. Today, we open-sourced a native Android version of Blockly that supports building better experiences on tablets, and we plan to open-source an iOS version later this year. We’ve also made significant improvements to the performance of web Blockly,…
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Scratch + Google = Next Generation of Programming Blocks for Kids — MIT MEDIA LAB
Scratch + Google = Next Generation of Programming Blocks for Kids — MIT MEDIA LAB “Our broader goal is not just to support Scratch itself, but to spread the Scratch approach to coding and learning. And that’s why we’re announcing today a new collaboration with Google, focused on helping other developers create high-quality coding experiences…