The following is an excerpt from MakeCode for Minecraft, a block-based approach to computer science using the popular game Minecraft. The full curriculum is available ...

Learning how to code will allow you to do everything from build complex apps to make your smart lights flash when you receive an email. Here's our guide on how to get started. When you purchase ...

How can teachers push students to learn programming in the classroom through such endeavors as December's upcoming Hour of Code if they don’t know how to code themselves? Similar to MIT's Scratch, the ...

Coding is a necessary skill in today’s world, but it is relatively challenging to master, especially for kids. Its complexity is not necessarily because it is incomprehensible, but because it is a new ...

TARRYTOWN - Seven computer coders are mastering how to build asteroids, make them float and spin across laptop screens and, perhaps, see them pulverized to pieces. The coders-in-training are teenagers ...

A study is testing whether giving year 10 students coding classes, an electronic tablet and a robot will stimulate an interest in a STEM career. Science education outcomes have been relatively ...