Product: Hopscotch is a free iOS app that allows kids to create and share their own games using a block-based drag-and-drop platform similar to Scratch.
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The Netflix for Books? – A Review of Epic!
Product: Epic! is a subscription-based ebook service for kids under 12. Your child can read ebooks on virtually any device, including iOS or Android mobile devices,
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Make Games & Apps with Ready Maker
Product: Even if your kids don’t have coding experience, they can use the Ready Maker application to make games and publish them to the iTunes, Google,
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App Inventor: Block Based Programming
Product: MIT App Inventor is a free cloud-based tool that kids can use to create software applications for Android. App Inventor uses a block-based programming
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Minecraft Replay Mod: Create Your Own Minecraft Videos
Product: Replay Mod is a modification for Minecraft that allows you to record, replay, and share your gaming experiences. The videos are lightweight (even one-hour
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Twine: Create Your Own Stories and Games
Product: Twine is a free tool that allows kids to create interactive, nonlinear stories and games. You can create simple stories with Twine, then extend
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littleBits Coding Kit Unboxed!
Product: littleBits Coding Kit Glows: Creatively engaging, versatile, fun to use and experiment with. Follow instructions or invent your own original devices! Grows: There are
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Start Learning to Code With Scratch
By Luke Lohden. Product: Scratch is a program that allows kids to create their own interactive stories, animations, and games. Scratch is developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group
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Piper: Build Your Own Mini-Computer and Play Minecraft, Too!
Product: Piper Computer Kit (ages 8-12) Glows: Fun, challenging, and incredibly engaging. I had a blast putting this together! Your child will learn a lot
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Modding: It’s Easy with MCreator
Product: MCreator Glows: Free, Makes modding simple, don’t have to know how to code, easy to share creations, lots of free resources available. Grows: Requires
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