By Dian Schaffhauser
Wonder Workshop, the education technology company that introduced Dash and Dot to classrooms, has developed a virtual world with a virtual robot for student access in remote classes.
By Dian Schaffhauser
Microsoft has compiled a hub of resources for helping teachers and families use Minecraft: Education Edition to teach students at home.
By Dian Schaffhauser
Nonprofit Connected Camps has structured online summer camp programs. Almost all involve the use of Minecraft. This isn't the organization's first foray into online summer camps; more than 10,000 young people have participated in its programs over the last five years.
By Dian Schaffhauser
XPRIZE — the organization known for designing and managing major prize competitions to spur major technological advances — is launching XPRIZE Connect, a new program to get young people to pursue careers in STEM (and eventually become XPRIZE competitors themselves).
By Dian Schaffhauser
While many students have lost their internships for the summer over COVID-19 closures, a group of companies has come together to put coding students to work. Major League Hacking and GitHub have announced a remote internship program to support young developers by getting them involved with coding projects.
By Dian Schaffhauser
Education technology company CoderZ has introduced a new course for students in grades 2-5 to learn how to program.
By Dian Schaffhauser
The College Board has teamed up with Amazon Future Engineer to donate 4,000 laptop computers to students who want to access Advanced Placement Computer Science courses and can't because they lack a device at home to take the exams. Students receiving the donated laptops will get to keep them to support their educational journey beyond the COVID-19 outbreak.
By Dian Schaffhauser
COVID-19 is part of this year's Call for Code Global Challenge, run by the Clinton Global Initiative University and IBM. The challenge is a global program to entice students, developers and other problem solvers with both technical and non-technical backgrounds to create practical applications that use cloud, data and artificial intelligence and can make an "immediate and lasting impact on humanitarian issues."
By Amanda Sullivan
When choosing STEM tools for girls, it is important to choose tools that engage girls in active problem-solving, hands-on learning, building and engineering.
By Dian Schaffhauser
Boot camp provider Flatiron School has introduced a scholarship program intended to draw in more students from under-represented groups.
Hackathons can inspire innovation, create a sense of community, teach computer science skills and prepare students to become digital leaders of the future. Here's how to put together a successful event on campus.
By Dian Schaffhauser
The GitHub Student Developer Pack has just expanded, now featuring development tools and training from more than a hundred companies.