Coding is one aspect of digital making. When you write code, you are writing instructions for a computer to follow. The instructions might just be "turn this graphic by one degree each second", or ...

Back when Grant Hosford's older daughter was in first grade, she signed up for an extracurricular class, building robots with a programmable Lego toy called Mindstorms. Hosford, a dot-com entrepreneur ...

Coding curricula is sweeping into classrooms across the country, thanks to programs such as Code.org. According to the Education Commission of States, about 20 states now require that districts allow ...

Dozens of Long Island school districts are asking students to put down their pencils and pick up their keyboards to learn the tech-savvy skills of computer programming. About 30 Long Island school ...

Today’s kids already live in a world where tablets are replacing books, computers are built into glasses and the internet is set to connect all things. While the specifics of most programming ...

Girl Scouts of the USA just unveiled 18 new badges that its members can earn for computer programming. But these badges come with a typical Girl Scouts twist: Participants will learn how to use the ...

It’s going to be C for coding in preschools now. If you think your toddler is better at technology than you, wait till you read this. Some preschools in the city are introducing coding and ...

After seven years of teaching elementary school, Charnelle Evans wanted to pursue a career in tech. But she wasn’t sure how to break in until an episode of the Teacher Career Coach podcast with a ...

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If you're a parent, then chances are you've heard endless debates about how screen time affects children. And while it's always a good idea to encourage your kids to put down their phones, tablets, ...