ScratchJr vs mBlock Blockly－STEM education

With ScratchJr, young children (ages 5-7) learn important new skills as they program their own interactive stories and games. By snapping together graphical programming blocks, children can make characters move, jump, dance, and sing. In the process, children learn to solve problems, design projects, and express themselves creatively on the computer. They also use math and language in a meaningful and motivating context, supporting the development of early-childhood numeracy and literacy. With ScratchJr, children don’t just learn to code, they code to learn. ScratchJr was inspired by the popular Scratch programming language (http://scratch.mit.edu), used by millions of people (ages 8 and up) around the world. The ScratchJr interface and programming language were redesigned to make them appropriate for younger children’s cognitive, personal, social, and emotional development. ScratchJr is a collaboration between the Lifelong Kindergarten research group at the MIT Media Lab, the Developmental Technologies research group at Tufts University, and the Playful Invention Company. The ScratchJr project has received generous financial support from the National Science Foundation (NSF DRL-1118664), Scratch Foundation, LEGO Foundation, and British Telecommunications. If you enjoy using this free app, please consider making a donation to the Scratch Foundation (www.scratchfoundation.org), a nonprofit organization that provides ongoing support for ScratchJr. We appreciate donations of all sizes, large and small.

mBlock Blockly, renamed from the mBlock App, is a graphical programming software made by Makeblock for STEAM education. It introduces users to the world of robotic programming. Without any prior knowledge, users can start programming robots by playing through games; then they can personalize their mBots with newly-learnt programming skills. mBlock Blockly opens up new minds for children: by means of programming, mBlock Blockly introduces program solving strategies and ways to design a project. mBlock Blockly nurtures creative thinkers of the future with communications and hands-on projects. Features: * Learn programming at home, 10 minutes a day: have fun with mBot and courses as game levels designed by education professionals. * Easy, straightforward graphical programming: code as easy as playing with building blocks, with the globally-received graphical-programming language customized for the mBot. * Exciting game-based learning: complete challenging tasks, experience the joy of victory in a series of coding games, and fall in love with programming. * Scientific system for step-by-step learning: Learn step-by-step following our well-designed curriculum for robotics and programming. * Bring your mBot to life: turn your mBot into your personal robot with the Creative Mode and your powerful programming & robotic skills. And there's more: * Based on Blockly: the well-received graphical programming language * Mobile Exclusive: Support iPhone and iPad devices * Bluetooth Connection: Connect your robot by simple touching it * Offline Support: Work without Internet connection * Online Updates: Receive new course content automatically when connected to the Internet * Language support: for mBot: English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Turkish, Japanese, Russian, Ukrainian, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Chinese Traditional；for mBot Ranger: English, German, French, Portuguese, Dutch, Turkish, Japanese, Ukrainian, Simplified Chinese, Chinese Traditional * Professional Content Team: Professional game-based learning team designs and continually updates course content. * Professional Technical Team: Continuous software optimization ensures a stable user experience.