I downloaded ScratchJr and then handed the iPad to my six year old. He was instantly engaged. While he was playing--creating stories through an interface that teaches the basics of coding--I shot ...

ScratchJr is aimed at a younger audience of children between five and seven years old. Its graphical user interface and programming language is simpler than Scratch to reduce the barriers to entry ...

ScratchJr, a programming app for kids co-developed by the Developmental Technologies Research Group—now housed at BC's Lynch School of Education and Human Development—will celebrate its 10 th ...

Kids who haven't yet learned to read can use the app to craft their own interactive stories and games. With ScratchJr, children can snap together graphical programming blocks to make characters and ...