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Sphero, a known maker of robotic toys, launched a robotic toy car that hopes to help kids learn about the fundamentals of computer programming. The robot, called indi, can be programmed by kids using ...
There was a time when computers were far too expensive to let mere students use them. In those days, we wrote fake programs for fictitious machines and checked them by hand. That wasn’t fun, but it ...
Coding is a big deal right now. Worldwide, 36 million kids have taken part in “Hour of code” activities, helping them become active, rather than passive users of technology and starting learning that ...
Cubetto is an adorable robot who helps kids to explore computer programming basics while following along on Cubetto's epic adventures.
Computers play a huge role in our everyday lives, and now more than ever, it's important that educators provide computer basics for kids, what computers can do and how technology can be helpful. From ...
San Jose, Calif. (KTVU) - For kids coming into in an increasingly software-driven world, learning to program is a crucial skill that sets them up for future success. Access to training resources isn’t ...
If you are a certain age, your first programming language was almost certainly BASIC. You probably at least saw the famous book by Ahl, titled BASIC Computer Games or 101 BASIC Computer Games. The ...
Sixty years ago, on May 1, 1964, at 4 am in the morning, a quiet revolution in computing began at Dartmouth College. That's when mathematicians John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz successfully ran the ...
New Hampshire has installed what appears to be the first historical highway marker honoring computer programming, according to the Concord Monitor. The new sign honors BASIC, Beginner’s All-purpose ...