I was entering the miseries of seventh grade in the fall of 1980 when a friend dragged me into a dimly lit second-floor room. The school had recently installed a newfangled Commodore PET computer, a ...

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 ...

For years, the lingua franca for desktop computers was the Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, a.k.a. Basic. Essentially every PC had it, and just about anyone could learn to program ...

South Hills High School teacher Saleta Thomas bills her class as a digital game-design program for students. But once students opt to take the class, they start learning computer coding through basic ...

From programmable LEGO robots to mobile apps like Hopscotch, there’s no shortage of games and toys designed to get children ...

Here's a secret you might not have known: you don't need advanced programming skills to write basic code, and learning how can make a massive difference in the way you use your computer. Anyone can do ...

Thanks again for joining us for today’s free live chat on schools making computer coding a powerful learning tool. We’ll be getting underway with Michelle in just about 10 minutes. In the meantime, ...

They’re the youngest group of scientists you’ve likely met, in Lashcoka Thompson’s Pre-K classroom at Plummer Elementary in Cedar Hill. Why am I calling a group of four year old's scientists? Well, ...