I'm pleased to announce a new series here at GeekMom called Bit by Bit! As a programmer, I've approached the subject of programming on GeekMom a few times. When I do, I often get feedback from parents ...

How do you get young kids to code? By giving them the tools to create a game where they control a Curiosity-like rover on the surface of Mars, according to Microsoft. Kodu is a programming game, with ...

If you’re acquainted with a kid between the ages of nine and eighteen, encourage them to start designing games and enter Microsoft’s Imagine Cup Kodu Challenge. Kodu is software that enables kids to ...

A collection of lessons using the free game-creating program Kodu that teaches children how to program and code simple algorithms and debug their own creations. This set of planning includes lots of ...

The latest build of Kodo, the visual programming language from Microsoft Research made specifically for creating games has a new Community option that allows you to share worlds with other Kodu users.