This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. by Taylor Soper on Dec 31, ...

A student completes the Minecraft-themed coding tutorial that Microsoft built with Code.org. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft wants to turn kids’ love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming ...

We’ll start by creating small programs for our very own video game to show how statements Today, Carrie Anne is going to start our overview of the fundamental building blocks of programming languages.

Sphero, a known maker of robotic toys, launched a robotic toy car that hopes to help kids learn about the fundamentals of computer programming. The robot, called indi, can be programmed by kids using ...

This article was updated on Jan. 6, 2015, at 1:08 p.m. ET. Bill Gates was 13 when he started to code. Elon Musk was 12 and Mark Zuckerberg was 10. Compared to today’s growing crop of software-savvy ...

Now that Labor Day weekend is over, let’s get back to a bit of work. That is to finish this fuel oil level alarm so it functions flawlessly. As I wrote two weeks ago before I got a vicious summer cold ...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WECT) - Students in some New Hanover County schools will learn the language of computers this week. An educational movement called "The Hour of Code" is aimed at introducing ...

Franklin School students on Friday learned some computer programming basics during the Hour of Code, a worldwide program launched by Code.org. (Photo courtesy of Philip Swibinski ) NORTH BERGEN— Angry ...

GOSHEN – The lesson was only an hour long, but its effects will leave a lasting impression. On Dec. 15, Goshen Intermediate School fifth graders joined 76,752,822 students from around the world to ...

News that numerous cathedrals are offering short courses in Latin is a reminder of the long decline of the language over the years. It was a core subject in the British education system until fairly ...