Scratch is the original MIT visual programming environment. It uses Adobe Flash, so it may not work all that well on some devices. It may not work at all on Android devices for example.
If it runs, it tends to run pretty well and will open up a lot of programming possibilities, similar in scope to code.org, but some really neat features such as multi-player games, the ability to store and share your projects easily and so on.
Normally you run Scratch in a browser. Go to https://scratch.mit.edu/ and you can dive right in. You will probably want to join Scratch (look at the top right of the browser window), so you can save and share your creations. There is a lot of "behind the scenes" stuff in Scratch to make it safe for children. There is also a downloadable Scratch editor which will allow you to run Scratch offline. This runs on MacOS or Windows. You can get it here.
If you don't want to run Flash or you just can't, you can try Snap! which is more or less the same thing, but based on Javascript rather than Flash. Once again you can sign up (hidden behind the little cloud icon at the top left). You can find Snap! here.
If it runs, it tends to run pretty well and will open up a lot of programming possibilities, similar in scope to code.org, but some really neat features such as multi-player games, the ability to store and share your projects easily and so on.
Normally you run Scratch in a browser. Go to https://scratch.mit.edu/ and you can dive right in. You will probably want to join Scratch (look at the top right of the browser window), so you can save and share your creations. There is a lot of "behind the scenes" stuff in Scratch to make it safe for children. There is also a downloadable Scratch editor which will allow you to run Scratch offline. This runs on MacOS or Windows. You can get it here.
If you don't want to run Flash or you just can't, you can try Snap! which is more or less the same thing, but based on Javascript rather than Flash. Once again you can sign up (hidden behind the little cloud icon at the top left). You can find Snap! here.
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