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 ...

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AMY, THANK YOU. NEW TODAY. WE SURE HOPE CHILDREN ARE HAVING A FUN SUMMER DOING WHAT THEY ENJOY MOST. FROM SWIMMING TO PLAYING VIDEO GAMES. BUT PULLING THOSE KIDS AWAY FROM TVS AND LAPTOPS MAY BE A ...

As someone who’s had my children in the last decade, I can tell you that the pushy-parent movement sometimes makes me feel like I’m failing my kids because they can’t code. I’ve always been a bit ...

With time, effort and special instruction, William Bradley, 9, at the end of his session had accomplished his mission. He had designed and built a computer game where he accumulates points by touching ...

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 ...

Tom Bowen is a senior editor who loves adventure games and RPGs. He's been playing video games for several decades now and writing about them professionally since 2020. Although he dabbles in news and ...

ST. LOUIS & CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nerdy Inc. (NYSE: NRDY), developer of Varsity Tutors, the popular online tutoring platform used by students from elementary school through college and adulthood, ...

Is coding a necessary competency that kids need to learn? Or does the large specter of AI on the horizon and some grim prognostications have you questioning if signing your kid up for summer coding ...