Block-Based Coding Student Activity Set for Scratch ($34.99): A hands-on companion to the Scratch online program that includes reusable blocks and activity cards to guide students through coding ...

The Powerpuff Girls are learning code. As part of its collaboration with Scratch, a project of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab, Cartoon Network is set to air two coding-themed ...

I find it hard to describe the Scratch “language” and programming in words (I’ve had my Lego Mindstorms robotics kit for years). The best way is to download Scratch and see for yourself.

The Powerpuff Girls is the second Cartoon Network show to launch a Scratch initiative, following the lead of the channel’s We Bare Bears, a series based on a popular webcomic.

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.

Mitch Resnik, the creator of the super-simple Scratch programming language and head of the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab, gave a TEDx talk about the value of coding and computer ...