Web Directory

» Creating from Scratch
   Descriptive press release about MIT Media Lab Scratch project, to turn kids from media consumers into media producers. MIT News Office.
   http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/resnick-scratch.html

» Free Tool Offers 'Easy' Coding
   Programming tool lets anyone create their own animations and video games launches. Story with photo, video, links. BBC News.
   http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6647011.stm

» MIT Media Lab Making Programming Fun for Kids
   Brief description, many forum comments, links. Slashdot.
   http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/15/1420238

» MIT, UCLA Develop Programming Language for Kids
   News story with a few links. CNET News.com.
   http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9719468-7.html

» Scratch
   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.
   http://scratch.mit.edu/

» Scratch: Programming as Easy as Child's Play
   Independent and creative thinking unlocked. Brief review with links. Digital Digressions.
   http://www.digitaldigressions.net/blog/2007/05/scratch_program.html

» Scratch: Programming for Dummies or a Solid Intro to Object Orientation?
   Brief description with some reader comments. Education IT, ZDNet.com.
   http://education.zdnet.com/?p=1056

» Scratch: Programming for Kids
   Brief description, with historical perspective. ParentDish.
   http://www.parentdish.com/2007/05/18/scratch-programming-for-kids/

» Wikipedia: Scratch Programming Language
   Encyclopedia article, with links to related topics and references.
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_%28programming_language%29

» With Simplified Code, Programming Becomes Child's Play
   Results and background for school that is beta-testing Scratch, a programming language by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group, MIT Media Lab. Boston Globe.
   http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2007/05/15/with_simplified_code_programming_becomes_childs_play/