When Samaira Mehta was six years old, her father played a prank on her. 'He showed me basically something on his computer which had one button and a command which said, ‘Press this if you're beautiful ...

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 ...

Craig Foster’s dream as a young person was to have a children’s center to help kids play and learn at the same time. It was an idea that took years to take a definite shape, said the former Army ...

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Strive is an online learning platform that teaches kids to code, but it wants to do more than just that. Developed with an active learning model that lets students take the lead in classes, Strive ...

There has been a concerted effort nationwide to bring coding curriculum to young students, with a plethora of examples ranging from extracurricular programs to lessons embedded into core studies. Now ...

In today's open source roundup: The Kano Linux kit makes learning to build and use computers fun for children. Plus: Three streaming music clients for Linux, and the eNcade is a portable retro gaming ...

TL;DR: Give a gift that's both educational and fun with the Clockstar 2.0 Build & Code Your Own Smartwatch, on sale now for ...