The code.org website is set up to allow users of all ages to go up to 20 hours beyond the hour of code tutorial to learn more complex computer science ideas, such as algorithms, functions and events.

In the process, players generate computer code. Deirdre Quarnstrom, director of Minecraft Education, said educators love the game "because their students are really engaged" while playing it.

A part of a global initiative to teach coding to kids, 10 software engineers at Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories worked in rotations to lead 230 Potlatch Elementary students in coding activities.

What is Hour of Code? A Chance to Kickstart Your Coding Literacy Hour of Code events can be a fun way for you to build your coding literacy, regardless of your skill level.

The games the students build can be played on smartphones and shared with friends and family. The tutorial is part of Hour of Code, in which kids can take an hour to learn some coding basics.

Minecraft tutorials for Hour of Code aren't new in and of themselves; rather, this is the new one made for this year, with Microsoft saying that both its own game designers and those from Mojang ...

To celebrate a milestone, Code.org today released a "Make Your Own Flappy Bird" tutorial that lets kids as young as six years old learn how to make their own Flappy Bird game in 20 minutes.

Coding is a big deal for kids these days, but it can feel like work. These 12 games help teach programming fundamentals while still being fun.

In an effort to get more students interested in computer programming, code.org, backed by a number of tech and Web giants, this week launches its Hour of Code initiative, running as part of ...

Microsoft and Code.org are betting on kids' familiarity with Minecraft to help make computer programming more approachable.

Fifth-grade Mitchell School students Amaree Evans and Jason Hansen play a coding game during the Hour of Code last week. Read more about the expansion of the Hour of Code at Racine Unified schools ...