Teach Children Basic Coding With iPad-Savvy Blocks

By placing Osmo’s new Coding bricks in front of an iPad, children write mini computer programs that steer an on-screen character through challenges. WSJ’s Wilson Rothman tries it out at home with his son. Photo/Video: Emily Prapuolenis/The Wall Street Journal

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[techykidscanada]

Kids are are growing up in a digital age where everything is technology based. So, if we teach kids coding we will be preparing them for the future. Toys & games like these are great to spark a child's enthusiasm towards coding and to help them understand the coding fundamentals.

[brettknoss]

This looks fun. I think teach this around age 2, the logo game around age 3, then introduce a hunt and peck keyboard at age 4, then scratch jr and math drill apps like the Apple II had at age 5. Then by about age 8 toys like spiralgraph, scratch to make games, and logo to teach geometry and number theory. Also, this type of thing should have blocks to do common core math, and a balance game to teach algebra.

[vzwce]

why buy that you can use scratch or scratch jr for free

[JLH]

Zuckerburg isn’t some genius coder 😂 right place at the right time.

[lawofparsimony]

computers will learn how to program themselves in the future; no coders needed