The Future of Coding In Kids’ Hands: Code.org Launches Code Studio to Educate, Inspire
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September 11, 2014
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If you peeked into one of the 4th grade computer classrooms at the KIPP: Empower Academy you would see a room full of kids spending valuable class time playing Angry Birds. That’s because while they are playing Angry Birds, they’re also learning to code.
Today, Code.org announced they’ve launched Code Studio, an online learning platform that teaches young students (Kindergarten through 8th grade) the basics of computer programming. Code Studio wraps the computer science, math and logic lessons in such a slick environment that most kids think they’re just playing a game — until they realize they’ve caught the programming bug.
Kids can use Code Studio’s Play Lab to send apps and animations directly to friends, family and other students via Twilio SMS for free, sponsored by Twilio.org. All they have to do is type in the phone number within the Play Lab environment and fire off a text (pictured right).
“We believe passionately that every child who has an opportunity to discover the world around them through the use of a smartphone should also be given the learning capabilities and tools to build their own app,” said Hadi Partovi, founder of Code.org. “Code Studio enables even our youngest students to learn to build a basic animation or app in elementary school, and then share it to a friend’s phone within minutes.”
We can’t wait to see what a new generation of young coders can do with the power of programming at their fingertips.
Learn more about Code.org and their Code Studio initiative by visiting their website here.
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