Visual Programming Software Tools

Young people are learning programming languages from the earliest ages and up. These tools and web sites teach young people how to program using the Java programming language, and Java-based languages developed for ease of use.

Young Developers Learning Path -This article describes the tools you can use to learn the Java Programming language. Online Alice and Greenfoot training from Java Summer Workshop 2011 is available. Attendees loved it! comments, projects and pictures.

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Scratch, a simple programming
language with drag-and-drop interface 

No Programming Experience –  Simplest tools for ages 5 - 15		 Scratch

 

Download Scratch

Quick tutorials to learn about features
Self pace tutorials for student and teachers
Lesson Plans for teachers

Greenfoot, a visual 2D educational
software tool with a code editor to
create games and simulations. 

No Programming Experience – Less simple for ages 13 - 25

Greenfoot

Download Greenfoot


Get Started
Video Tutorials 
Resources for Teachers
Wombat Scenario, Part. 1
Wombat Scenario, Part 2
Wombat Scenario, Part 3

Alice, a 3D educational software tool
with a drag-and-drop interface to
create animations. 


No Programming Experience - Less simple for ages 8 - 22

Alice

Download Alice

What is Alice?
Download Alice 3 Beta
Alice 3 Tutorials
Teacher Resources
Storytelling Alice

BlueJ, a professional Java development
tool with a simplified interface for beginners. 

A Little Experience - Ages 15 - 25

BlueJ

Download BlueJ

 

The BlueJ Tutorial

Lesson: Object-Oriented Programming Concepts

About the Java Technology

Blueroom, a Teacher Community

 

NetBeans, a fully featured Java
integrated development environment 

Some Experience - Ages 15 - 25

Netbeans

Download the NetBeans IDE

The Java Tutorial

NetBeansTeaching Resources

Java Technologies in Desktop Applications

Java Technologies for Web Applications

Documentation, Training & Support

build a desktop application with NetBeans


Other Resources

 

Freshbrain

 		  

FreshBrain is a platform 
that aims to let teenagers 
explore different technology 
areas, create projects and 
share projects.

Freshbrain Developer
 

Java

  

This site provides kids 
with an interactive, 
self-paced tutorial to
the Java programming
language.

Java for Kids
 

Dr. Java

 Dr. Java is a lightweight 
development environment 
for writing Java programs 
and interactively evaluating
Java code

Dr. Java