A Computer Programming "Language" for Kids

As I was on Facebook today,(I know the big bad world of social networking) I ran across a post from an old friend in high school. He is a computer engineer now. He was talking about a website from the education department at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). The site is called Scratch. So I decided to check it out. As I was browsing around, I was intrigued by the possiblities that this website could have for teachers and students. Here is MIT's description of the website:

Scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web.

Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. As they create and share Scratch projects, young people learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also learning to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively.

Click this link for their Information for Educators.

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