It doesn't hurt that Scratch is 100 percent free to download and use, either! Kids can install it on Windows, Mac, and Linux machines after downloading from scratch.mit.edu.It's a low-demand ...

Patrice Gans, a technology teacher and library-media specialist in Connecticut, reviews Super Scratch Programming Adventure (No Starch Press, 2012).

Scratch is intended for beginners & children, It is a free, interactive, visual block based programming language that helps you learn computer programming without writing code.

Scratch Day 2009 – Computer Programming for Kids. Community Voices By Phil Shapiro, May 7, 2009 4:10 am PDT. Sometimes hobbies grow to become much more than hobbies.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A new language from MIT’s Media Lab makes it easy for kids to develop programs that interact with things in the real world: Pencils, paper, water, and even vegetables.

Mark Gibbs explores Scratch and StarLogo, programming systems implements the metaphor for Google’s forthcoming App Inventor. Last week I was discussing Android applications and concluded by ...

Learn programming with Scratch on a Mac Don’t be fooled into underestimating Scratch. The blocks are similar to commands you’ll find in programming languages.

Computer programming is not usually taught to 8-year-olds. But a new system developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology turns building video games into child’s play. The system is ...

If you want to try a Scratch-inspired take on microcontroller programming, check out MicroBlocks. It will work with several common boards, including the micro:bit and the Raspberry Pi Pico.

Participants who completed a Scratch Computer Programming Course in Grasta Christian School. Included are (front l-r); Arinola Oguntoiyinbo, David Pedro, Joshua Gibson, Levi Morris, Victoria ...