As the world economy is becoming more and more digital and IT skills are growing in demand, it is vitally important that the new generation is taught these skills from the young age. This section contains articles that explain which digital skills should kids learn so that they can successfully participate in the digital economy of the future.
Careers and College Students Studying STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) has seen a resurgence. These subjects are more important than ever as technology changed. But, there is a shortage of workers qualified for many of these STEM careers. Let’s … Continue reading STEM for Kids 2021 Stats: Here’s Why Boys and Girls Should Learn Coding
Description Living in 2021, if not all, most of us are familiar with coding. The word coding is widespread and common in today’s workplace. Due to the vast demand for technology in every field, coders and coding hold prime importance … Continue reading Why is coding an important job skill for the future?
Description Living in this age of technology means having advancement in every field of life. To compete with the fast pace, it is important to be prepared with all the relevant knowledge in an upfront way in various fields. Advancement … Continue reading 5 Best Programming Languages To Prepare Your Kids For Coding
Project Introduction In this tutorial, we’ll be creating a countdown timer that asks the user how much time (in seconds) they want to set the timer for — once time is up, print out “Blast Off!”. We’ll also be creating … Continue reading Make a Countdown and Pomodoro Timer in Python | Intermediate Python Tutorial
When you think of coding, you likely picture someone sitting down at a computer and typing out lines of code – creating letters, numbers, and symbols that tell the computer what to do. But how do they know what code … Continue reading How to Introduce Computational Thinking to Kids
Project Intro Use a 2D array to make a Tic Tac Toe game — and practice using conditionals, loops, and functions! This is a challenging project for Java coders familiar with basic concepts, and is also great practice for AP … Continue reading Code a Basic Tic Tac Toe Game | Beginner Java Tutorial
Project Introduction Today we will make a random password generator that makes passwords with random numbers and letters! In order to do this we are going to use ASCII. ASCII is a language in which every possible character is represented … Continue reading Make a Random Password Generator | Beginner Java Project
Code Your Own Website Have you ever wanted to learn how to design web pages or make a site online? Today, we’re going to show you how to build your own personal website! Check out the tutorial video to watch … Continue reading How to Code Your Own Website (for Beginners 12+) | Beginner Web Development
A recent study found that 76% of parents want their children to end up in STEM-related careers. And with an ever-growing number of jobs requiring knowledge of new technologies, it isn’t very hard to see why. From manufacturing to marketing, … Continue reading 5 Different Resources to Help Kids Learn to Code
Photo What is STEM? Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are largely used to influence innovative solutions to our world’s problems. Day-to-day decisions are increasingly being driven by data, with 90% of the world’s data generated just in the last … Continue reading How to Encourage STEM in Early Education
Why Learn About Variables? As with many coding basics, variables are all around us in the world, but we rarely refer to them by name. Kids see examples of variables in, for instance, sports — the score is 3 now … Continue reading How to Teach Kids Variables
Whether you’re a curious parent or a new coder, you’ve likely heard of the coding language Java before. Java is very commonly taught in high school, in introductory coding classes such as AP Computer Science. It’s often the first programming … Continue reading What is Java Coding? | Computer Science for Kids 12+
This project will give you a great introduction to basic web animations using HTML and CSS. Learn how to use spinning animations on the web by animating sushi (or any emoji you like)! Who is this project for? This project … Continue reading How to Animate a Spinning Emoji | Beginner Web Development Animation Tutorial
Photo via Pexels While the pandemic shows no signs of slowing down, life must go on. People need to go to school, and thanks to the internet, it’s still possible to further your education without risking your health! Attending an online … Continue reading Attending Online University: Top Tips for Success
Let’s build a PacMan game — except without the maze! Use the arrow keys to control PacMan, and try to collect as many balls as you can without getting touched by the ghosts. Each time a ghost touches you, you … Continue reading How to Code a PacMan Game (No Maze) | Intermediate Scratch Tutorial
A lot of video calling software like Zoom and Google Hangouts now let users use a virtual background behind them. In this project, we’ll show you how to make your own virtual background graphic in Python with Turtle that you … Continue reading Make Your Own Virtual Zoom Background | Beginner Python Coding Tutorial
How to Get Started This article will teach you how to make a timer in Scratch, the free visual programming language. The script we describe here fits perfectly into any Scratch coding project, especially games! Timers are great for beginner … Continue reading How to Make a Timer in Scratch (Beginners 8+) | Juni Learning
Project Introduction Let’s learn how to code a classic game in Python. We’re going to use conditionals, while loops, and random numbers to make a Rock, Paper, Scissors game where you play against the computer! Watch the tutorial video to … Continue reading How to Make Rock Paper Scissors in Python | Intermediate Python Tutorial | Juni Learning