Being the only girl, coupled with being the only Hispanic student, in many of the computer science classes and programs Athena Coco Hernandez was in, was a lot. Don’t misunderstand, though. It wasn’t ...

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 ...

Alice is a programming language and environment suitable for kids aged 10 and above. It introduces them to the world of computer programming through a 3D interactive platform. With Alice, children can ...

Second grade teacher Melissa Cahalan works with second-graders Da’Neyah Boothe (left) and Stella Meyers (right) on an exercise with Bee-Bots, bee robots used as a teaching tool in computer science ...

It felt a little like Christmas, opening and unpacking the Kano box with my kids. Everything about the computer kit felt designed for children — like the tiny orange keyboard, the chunky see-through ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- When most of us were in school, we took science classes like biology and chemistry, but computer science may be even more important for today's kids. Yet nearly 90% of ...

Sometimes hobbies grow to become much more than hobbies. Some children who are in the school play in fifth grade may decide to study drama in college. After college they may return to their ...

Robots Bo and Yana could help turn today's kids into a bunch of software engineers. The bigger question: is programming a fundamental literacy skill for the next generation? Gearing Kids Up For A ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The indi uses a color-sensor to check which tile it’s driving over, with green tiles telling it to speed up, ...