Lego makes STEAM education fun with Spike Prime, a learning tool that combines Lego bricks with computer programming

Lego latest education-focused toy combines its trademark bricks with computer programming. Here's how this STEAM-based ...
Computerworld

Will making computer science more fun attract college students?

With a severe shortage of college-trained IT workers across the U.S., what’s it going to take to get more students to pursue computer science studies? Two researchers think they have an answer: ...
Ars Technica

Which new computer language for fun?

It's fun to bend your brain to think that way by playing around with functional languages, but it can be just as interesting to see how easy it is to do that sort of thing in languages you already ...
EDN

4-Bit Computer Subsystem Boards Are Fun and Educational

The founder of ARITH-MATIC spent a lot of time evolving these boards using a user-centric design process to create kits that are immediately intuitive, super-tactile, and fun to build. As you are ...
Polygon

Too Much Fun finally tells the C64’s legacy

There is a mystery at the heart of Too Much Fun, the new book about the history of the Commodore 64 by the Danish academic and game designer Jesper Juul: Why is the C64—by far the best-selling home ...
EdTech

STEM Playgrounds Make Computer Science Fun and Practical for K–12 Students

You’d think that the most popular event at a computer science playground might involve putting a computer together. But for Cambridge Public School’s Computer Science Playground, the honor of most ...
Ars Technica

Which new computer language for fun?

Yeah, COBOL is still used a lot in the financial sector... if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Yeah, that would have been hugely useful in a number of other BASICs. It was always a pain to run out of ...