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Website review by Emily Major, Common Sense Education | Updated November 2020
Kano
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Kano

A suite of apps (and DIY hardware) that kids can use to practice creative making STEAM skills.

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Grades
1–9
Great for
Coding, Creating Media, Creating Media
Price:  Kits range from $134.99-$149.99
Platforms:  Website
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Kano’s website featuring their new DIY laptop.
Kano offers a DIY laptop kit, giving students an introduction to PC hardware and systems!
Kano also offers accessories for the laptop. Very cool.
The whole Kano experience includes custom software to teach students how to make art through code.
Kano World is the name of the portal for the suite of software that Kano offers.
Most of the apps in Kano World are still under development.
Kano Code is the main introduction-to-programming app that has been released.
Kano Code features block coding similar to Scratch!
It’s easy to view how the block code is translated to Javascript, the web’s most common programming language.
Kano regularly releases new challenges for students to try out.
There’s even a pandemic-themed set of challenges for Kano Code.
In-app tutorials and how-to videos provide excellent scaffolding for learning how to code.
Kano’s second app, Make Art, allows students to try more advanced coding techniques.
Make Art is a straight-up coding app, and, like Kano Code, it provides real-time updates to an art canvas on the right so students can see how their coding has an effect on the art creation.
An upcoming app is Paint 3D so look out for that in a later update!

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