Scratch and Google Introduce Scratch Blocks

Google and the MIT Media Lab's Scratch Team have collaborated to create Scratch Blocks, a new set of graphical programming blocks intended to enhance coding experiences for young learners. Launched as an open-source developer preview, Scratch Blocks leverages Google's Blockly technology and aims to provide high-quality programming tools for children globally. This initiative builds on the success of Scratch, which since 2007 has enabled over 11 million young people to create and share millions of digital projects. The new Scratch Blocks introduce an icon-based horizontal grammar optimized for small screens, alongside plans to support the existing vertical, text-based grammar of Scratch. The prototype can control devices like LEGO WeDo 2.0 via Bluetooth, and improvements to Blockly include a native Android version and enhanced web performance, with an iOS version forthcoming. Scratch Blocks will be showcased at the Google I/O conference, highlighting its potential to empower users to explore and create.

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