There are more computer languages in existence than anybody knows, and still more keep getting created every year. There isn’t really any great reason to keep creating more languages, because existing languages are adequate to achieve any task we can think of.
Whether your kids are toddlers or teenagers, you’ve probably heard about the push to teach computer science and programming skills to children. Learning to code teaches children logical thinking skills, curiosity about the digital world, and the ability to solve difficult problems by breaking them down into smaller chunks.
Critical and analytical thinking are complementary skills and both are necessary to effectively work with information. Critical thinking is the ability to evaluate sources to determine the facts. READ MORE
The United States joined the worldwide push for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education earlier this year when President Obama announced his U.S. Computer Science for All (CS for All) initiative. The program aims to provide high quality computer science education for all K-12 students, READ MORE
Who wouldn’t want to have an awesome super power? But sadly—or maybe fortunately, depending on how you look at things—being able to fly faster than a speeding bullet or leap tall buildings in a single bound isn’t possible in our currently reality.
Technology is changing at such a rapid pace that it’s almost impossible to predict what jobs will be available in the next generation. With this exponential rate of growth and change, many careers that exist today won’t be around in 15 years.
Children today have access to more information and have more to learn and process than ever before. Unless they develop skills that help them stay organized, solve problems, and make decisions efficiently, they’ll be frustrated by information overload instead of gaining the knowledge they need to be successful.
Graphic design is one of those rare careers where you are likely to know from an early age that its what you want to do. You’ll already be really good at drawing and designing things, and it’s probably one of your favorite things to do.
In some families, summer camp has become a tradition, and there are some fairly good reasons for this. But there are only so many times you can make the journey out to Lake Unpronounceable before it starts to feel like you’re doing the same old thing, with the same people, year after year.
If you have your heart set on a career in the movie industry, getting an early start is going to be profoundly helpful in achieving your goals.
This summer, Junior Coders has launched an innovative new summer camp program where kids can learn the secrets behind digital video editing, and how to make better movies. READ MORE
When you think of summer camp, what probably comes to mind is paddling canoes around a lake or singing songs around the camp fire. There’s nothing actually wrong with these traditional summer camp activities, but this is a new millennium, and it’s time to upgrade your expectations.
Digital literacy is sometimes confused with computer programming when we talk about technology education, but the two skills are distinct. Today’s school-aged children have never lived in a non-digital world and have grown up with technology as part of everyday life. READ MORE