ingto Make Learning Relevant
R. Forrest Evans
October 20, 2012
Objectives
What is Scratch?
Why use Scratch in the Classroom?
Getting Started with Scratch?
Scratch Examples
Create
Scratch…
What is Scratch
Scratch is a programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web. As young people create and share Scratch projects, they learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also learning to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively.› The Scratch Project -
http://info.scratch.mit.edu/About_Scratch
Why Scratch
Develop 21st Century Skills Visual Object Oriented Flexible (Ages 5 – 15) Integrate into All Subjects Runs on Macs, Windows, and Linux Free!!!
21st Century Skills
Core Subjects – 3Rs and 21st Century
Themes
Learning and Innovation Skills – 4Cs
Information, Media, and Technology Skills
Life and Career Skills
Visual & Object Oriented
Flexible
Recommended Age Level: 5 - 15
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English World Languages Arts Mathematics Economics Science Geography History Government & Civics
Global awareness Financial, economic, business, and
entrepreneurial literacy Civic literacy Health literacy Environmental literacy
Multiple Operating Systems
Windows
Mac
Linux
FREE!!!
Concepts Learning in Scratch
Concept Description
Sequence Identifying a series of steps for a task
Loops Running the same sequence multiple times
Parallelism Making things happen at the same time
Events One thing causing another thing to happen
Conditionals Making decisions based on conditions
Operators Support for mathematical and logical expressions
Data Storing, retrieving, and updating values
Getting Started with ScratchWhat Where
Download http://scratch.mit.edu/download
Getting Started Guide
http://info.scratch.mit.edu/sites/infoscratch.media.mit.edu/files/file/ScratchGettingStartedv14.pdf
Scratch Reference Guide
http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Support/Reference_Guide_1.4
Scratch Cards http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Support/Scratch_Cards
Videos About Scratch
http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Video_Tutorials
Scratch Tour http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Scratch_Tours
ScratchEd (Collaborate)
http://scratched.media.mit.edu/
Access to all Resources
http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Support
Scratch Examples
Scratch Extras
Upload Projects Online : http://scratch.mit.edu/
› (Free User Accounts)
› Other users can run your programs through their web
browser. (Uses Java)
› Can comment on online projects
Online Galleries
Can embed Scratch applications in your websites.
Contact Info
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