I have been researching STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and I came across this cool application, Kudo, created by Microsoft FUSE Labs.
Taken from Kudo website:
Kodu Teaches more than Programming
- Kodu is a rich tool for narrative creation and storytelling
- Kodu demonstrates that programming is a creative medium
- Kodu helps children with critical thinking, breaking a complex goal into manageable steps, and iterate on the design process – an approach applicable to all academic subjects, business and personal relationships
- Kodu introduces the logic and problem solving of programming
- Kodu introduces conditions and sequences, which teaches cause and effect
- Students learn about cooperation, logic and creativity in addition to programming
I look forward to exploring this game creation program. Maybe it will be an after school activity next year.
It is a free download.
