Scratch Jr was inspired by the popular Scratch programming language for older kids. Developers say they redesigned the interface and programming language to make it appropriate for younger children.

ScratchJr Takes Coding into K-2. By Dian Schaffhauser; 07/31/14; Scratch has a new sibling. The MIT Media Lab-developed programming environment intended for children recently welcomed ScratchJr into ...

MIT Media Lab Debuts ScratchJr for Coding in K-2. By Dian Schaffhauser; 07/31/14; Scratch has a new sibling. The MIT Media Lab-developed programming environment intended for children recently welcomed ...

But we think coding should be for everyone, just like writing. ScratchJr was inspired by the popular Scratch programming language, used by millions of young people (ages 8 and up) around the world.

Ten years ago, a computer programming language called Scratch emerged from the Media Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. ... Scratch Junior is not yet available to the public, ...

ASSOCIATED PRESS ASSOCIATED PRESS. CAN YOU TEACH a child to code, if they can’t even read yet? Why yes you can – that’s the premise of a new app that was created by researchers in Massachusetts.

Students will use iPad to capture and edit images of themselves, their family, and their neighborhoods, and then craft their stories about why they matter using the PBS Kids Scratch Jr. coding app ...

MOLINE, IL – WQPT, Quad Cities PBS will be holding a press conference on Monday, December 4 at 10:30 am at the Fulton Elementary School to announce the results and ...