Perhaps the only online coding community that could compete with Scratch for kids’ attention is Minecraft, which aims to provide kids with a similar sense interest- and peer-based exploration.

Coding in Minecraft -- combining the power of block-based programming with the open ended creativity that building with Minecraft blocks allows -- is like giving students superpowers!

As mentioned in the software section, the Raspberry Pi is also pre-loaded with other programming apps including BlueJ Java IDE, Greenfoot Java IDE, Python 2, Python 3, Scratch, Sonic Pi, and ...

Make your own laptop. Learn to code. Hack Minecraft. The tantalizing promise of Kano’s Computer Kit Complete ($250 at Target and Kano’s website) is made clear right on the front of its ...

Sony is getting into the STEM education game with KOOV, a coding kit containing more than enough sensors, actuators, and electronic parts to bring blocky Minecraft-like robots to life. It’s the ...

That brings up a choice of programming platforms including Tynker and Scratch. With code – which can be as simple as dragging and dropping from the sidebar – a Minecraft "agent" character can ...

Like many nine-year-olds, Stanley Strum spends a lot of time building things in Minecraft, the immersive game that lets your create your own mini-universe. The game has many tools. But Stanley is ...

THE Hive is launching its first family digital festival. The event will showcase a fantastic variety of digital activities, including Minecraft, virtual reality and using Raspberry Pi, a credit ...

Both hardware and software elements in the kit use a step-by-step approach to breaking down complexity — including a drag-and-drop Scratch-style programming interface, called Kano Blocks, which ...

What's the best tool to help teach the next generation of K-12 students how to code? If you guessed 'Minecraft', you're agreeing with a $2.1m bet made by ...