Photo by Michael Erb Fifth-graders Alivia Bibbee, left, and Emma Casto, right, work with the Blockly coding program on iPads during a coding class at Emerson Elementary School.

For those looking to get started with the basics of programming, there are a number of tools available. Amy Cavender takes a brief look at one.

Through these commands, kids are introduced to basic coding concepts like iterations, functions, and conditionals, accompanied by contemporary music like hip-hop and electronica.

Ozobot, a tiny augmented reality robot that introduces kids to simple programming, is receiving an upgrade with Ozobot Bit and will use a variation of Google's Blockly called OzoBlockly to teach ...

Google wants to encourage parents to get their kids involved in the Blockly games so they can introduce them to programming and promising future careers.

More advanced kids can use Google's kid-oriented Blockly language, or Wonder, the company's own programming language, to create and play games with both robots.

Blockly programming, suitable for users of all skill levels. Compatibility with Chromebook and Mac devices. Browser-based functionality, with no need to download or install external apps.

Google has released a completely visual programming language that lets you build software without typing a single character. Now available on Google Code -- the company's site for hosting open ...

MIT is teaming up with Google to create the next generation of its popular visual programming language "Scratch." The partners are working on an open source version of the language called "Scratch ...

After 5 years of development, Google has finalised their ‘open source library for creating block-based coding experiences’, Blockly. The finalisation has resulted in Google launching Blockly ...