The Arduino is an excellent first embedded development kit, provides a great introduction to electronics, and has the potential to get children into programming. [David] thinks throwing C at non-pr… ...

On the programming front, kids use Makeblock’s Scratch 2.0-based mBlock software for PCs and mobile devices. This tool provides a drag-and-drop environment where kids string together blocks of code.

One of the fun things about “old school” computers is that it was fairly easy to get kids into programming them. The old Basic interpreters were pretty forgiving, and you could do some clever ...

But as they snap the coloured pieces (instruction blocks) ... Primo Is An Arduino Robot That Teaches Kids Programming Logic Through Play. Natasha Lomas. 3:34 AM PST · November 24, 2013.

Targeting children ages 8 and up, Koov is a powerful educational tool. But if parents are going to spend the $199 starting price or $499 for the complete kit, they need to make sure their kids are ...

Laila Ali on CBS’ New Saturday Morning Block: It’s Important for Kids to Be Inspired. The network is launching a new three-hour programming block this weekend, featuring shows hosted by Ali ...

WarnerMedia Kids & Family has announced ACME Night, a block of programming that parents and kids can watch together each Sunday. It begins with Shazam on September 19 on Cartoon Network.

We just do block programming.” Block programming, the dragging and dropping of segments of code by following directions, is rudimentary when compared to the more complex Arduino coding language.

We wanted to literally make those building blocks that can teach kids how to think about it.” Now, Zekelman and Hu both work at Osmo full-time. Osmo Coding begins with an assortment of modular ...

Parents, listen up: Put your kids in engineering and computer science classes. A recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report says "software development skills continue to be the most in-demand" STEM ...