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http://scratch.mit.edu/ - http://scratch.mit.edu/
Tile-based visual programming environment and toolkit, lets kids make games, animated stories, interactive art, and share with others on the Net. In the tradition of Logo, Lego/Logo, but using new computational ideas so it is easier to start programming. Built on Squeak. |
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Creating from Scratch - http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/resnick-scratch.html
Descriptive press release about MIT Media Lab Scratch project, to turn kids from media consumers into media producers. MIT News Office. |
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With Simplified Code, Programming Becomes Child's Play - http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2007/05/15/with_simplified_code_programming_becomes_childs_play/
Results and background for school that is beta-testing Scratch, a programming language by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group, MIT Media Lab. Boston Globe. |
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Wikipedia: Scratch Programming Language - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_%28programming_language%29
Encyclopedia article, with links to related topics and references. |
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MIT Media Lab Making Programming Fun for Kids - http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/15/1420238
Brief description, many forum comments, links. Slashdot. |