By Sarah Otts and Natalie Rusk, members of the MIT Scratch Team In our research at the MIT Media Lab, we have found that children
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5 Skills Your Child Can Learn in Online Engineering Camp This Summer
By Catherine Fox Online engineering camp is all about power! Or as we call it in Minecraft, redstone. Redstone is Minecraft’s version of electricity and
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How to Get Kids Into Coding — 10 Myths and Realities
90% of parents in the U.S. want their child to learn coding and 71% of new STEM jobs will be in computer science. Still, the
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Hands-on Learning: A Peek Inside Online Game Design Camp in Minecraft
As a mom of twin toddlers I witness hands-on learning on a first-hand basis daily. Learning to share, build, and play together are a few
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5 Ways Online Tech Camp Can Boost Your Child’s Summer Learning
Ah, summer. The kids are out of school and complaining (once again) that they are BORED AND NEED to use the computer. Rather than entertain this daily
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Top 10 Kid-Friendly Minecraft Mods for Powering Learning
What Every Minecraft Parent Needs to Know about Mods As Minecraft Moms and Dads know, lots of kids are interested in installing Minecraft “mods.” Mods
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How to Get Your Daughters into Tech by Embracing Who They Really Are
Only 26% of computing professionals are women, which is down from 36% in 1991. Millions of dollars are being spent on closing this gender gap,
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10 Best Minecraft Servers for Kids and Why
Knowing how to spot kid-friendly Minecraft servers is an important parent superpower to have. Not all Minecraft servers are equal when it comes to providing
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How Dropping Screen Time Rules Can Fuel Extraordinary Learning
Last fall, the American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) finally backed down from their killjoy “screen time” rules that had deprived countless kids of the freedom
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The Secret of Well-Rounded Kids. Playing Games with Friends!
Did you know that kids who play a lot of video games often have better social skills than those who don’t? That they are more
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