

They’re no longer overwhelmed by what seems like an impossible task ahead of them, and instead are engaged with the fun visuals sitting at their fingertips. With visual coding, kids can easily see the link between the code block they place and the action it produces. Visual coding offers the ability to code graphically, or "visually," usually through the use of blocks and drag-and-drop processes as opposed to doing so through text. After all, seeing is believing, right? What is visual coding? This is where visual coding might lend a hand.
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Those who have been successful in moving things along from conversation to the next steps probably find the journey to get a bit easier the more tangible the reality, results, and creations kids can see, becomes.īut then there is the next roadblock–getting kids to actually believe they can become great coders! They understand what coding can do, and they are inspired to get started, but they soon find themselves at a screen full of white space and things come to a screeching halt.

Using just your words, telling a kid that they could learn what it takes to power the app or game they use and play daily, or the social media platforms they can’t tear themselves away from is easy.īut getting kids to really buy in and put in the work? It’s a challenge.

An apt saying when it comes to teaching coding to kids, and on a few different levels.
