The company he co-founded in 2013, Trinket, is now used worldwide to teach students of all ages the basics of Python using an animated turtle that responds immediately as students type in code.

It's called Project Bloks, an open hardware platform that anyone can use to create physical coding experiences for kids. Project Bloks is made of three basic components: the "Brain Board," "Base ...

Kids can connect these blocks to not only learn the fundamentals of coding but ultimately control other toys. They can arrange Bloks toys into a specific pattern in order to, for instance ...