I started learning programming in eighth grade. It was on my school's first Apple II and the program that most sticks in my head was a short BASIC routine that had a small square bouncing around ...

Do we need a new beginning programming language? My answer is “yes”, and the more programming languages and tools we have to introduce programming to kids, adults and everyone else, the better.

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On May 16, 2009, learn more about Scratch, the free programming tool for kids.

Coleman also recommends Scratch, a free program by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology designed to teach coding to kids ages 8-16, although it is used by people of all ages, and ScratchJr, a ...

Children use the Scratch code-building program to animate figures on an interactive white board at De Beauvoir school Credit: Photo: Maja Daniels It is 3.31pm and the bell has just rung to signal ...

In addition to programming, Scratch also lets kids upload and share their projects through an online community at the Scratch website.