Provide a brief tutorial on Scratch interface and basic features (can even use the built in ones through Scratch). Hands-on activity: Create a simple Scratch project to move a sprite. Day 2: Basics of ...

Granat told The Times in Munster (https://bit.ly/1E2sMjQ ) that Scratch is an educational programming language from Massachusetts Institute of Technology aimed at third grade and older.

Computer programming is not usually taught to 8-year-olds. But a new system developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology turns building video games into child’s play. The system is ...

On January 2, our group at the MIT Media Lab introduced a new generation of Scratch, called Scratch 3.0. Much has changed since we introduced the first generation of our Scratch programming language ...

With Scratch or Basic, complex things have a way of turning out complex, but that’s to be expected. If you want to try a Scratch-inspired take on microcontroller programming, check out MicroBlocks.

The latest generation of Scratch gets a boost of knowledge from Google, as well. One thing that the company can do is send the programming language to multiple devices and platforms.

Along the way, Scratch helps programmers learn about loops, conditionals and event-driven programming. Scratch is written in Squeak (more about that in a moment) and is an open source project.

Scratch Jr was inspired by the popular Scratch programming language for older kids. Developers say they redesigned the interface and programming language to make it appropriate for younger children.