4 Tools for Teaching Kids to Code

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In a recent PC Pro article, Professor Steven Furber, developer of the ARM microprocessor, laments the sharp decline in interest in computer science classes in the UK. And although the U.S. hasn't seen that same drop in enrollment, a recent survey of some 14,000 U.S. high school teachers by the Computer Science Teachers Association found that only 65% of respondents taught in a school that offered some sort of introductory computer science course.

1. Scratch


2. App Inventor


3. Alice


4. Lego Mindstorms


4 Tools for Teaching Kids to Code

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