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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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
Read moreBy 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
Read more90% 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
Read moreAs 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
Read moreAh, 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
Read moreWhat Every Minecraft Parent Needs to Know about Mods As Minecraft Moms and Dads know, lots of kids are interested in installing Minecraft “mods.” Mods
Read moreOnly 26% of computing professionals are women, which is down from 36% in 1991. Millions of dollars are being spent on closing this gender gap,
Read moreKnowing 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
Read moreLast fall, the American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) finally backed down from their killjoy “screen time” rules that had deprived countless kids of the freedom
Read moreDid 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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