MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tynker, the leader in creative computing that has introduced more than 50 million kids to computer programming through innovative game-like learning activities ...

Microsoft and Code.org have come together to debut Minecraft Designer, a free tutorial for students aged 6 and up that uses the Minecraft environment to teach coding. Minecraft Designer is a free, ...

The US Department of Education has recently approved a significant $4 million funding allocation to promote digital literacy among middle school students—in a way utilizing a popular sandbox game.

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 ...

Since its release in 2011, Minecraft has captured the hearts and minds of today’s youth. With the recent release of MinecraftEDU school version, this popular game is rapidly becoming the most ...

The following is an excerpt from MakeCode for Minecraft, a block-based approach to computer science using the popular game Minecraft. The full curriculum is available ...

There are more events and products coming on the market that make computer learning easier and fun for kids and the Piper computer is one of those. Our Piper review takes a look at a project that ...

Pam's Colecovision was her babysitter, from the age of 4 or 5, but the family only had one game. Over and over, hour after hour, she'd climb and jump through the three levels of Donkey Kong. But the ...

With 30 million trials of last year’s Minecraft Hour of Code tutorial, Microsoft and Code.org believe the new offering will again introduce tens of millions to coding for the first time SINGAPORE, 16 ...