Here is where the real innovation of MIT App Inventor shines through because it makes programming the application very visual. Each function is represented by a colorful jigsaw puzzle-like block.

Based on MIT’s Scratch coding language made for kids (6-16), the app allows kids to create their own interactive stories and games.

In the past, our group developed the Scratch programming language, which enables young people to create their own interactive stories, games, and animations, and then share their creations with ...