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Engaging Digital Age Learners through Curriculum-based Scratch Projects Youwen Ouyang, Computer Science, Cal State San Marcos Katherine Hayden, Education Technology, Cal State San Marcos Jamie Hagen-Holt, Vista Magnet Middle School

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Engaging Digital Age Learners through Curriculum-based Scratch Projects

Youwen Ouyang, Computer Science, Cal State San Marcos Katherine Hayden, Education Technology, Cal State San Marcos

Jamie Hagen-Holt, Vista Magnet Middle School

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What Is Scratch?Developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten

Group at MIT Media Lab.A visual programming environment for

young people to create and share◦Interactive stories◦Animations◦Games◦Music◦Art

http://scratch.mit.edu/

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Who Uses Scratch?

http://stats.scratch.mit.edu/community/

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Sample Projectshttp://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/42877http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/83554http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/15003http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/54584

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Scratch an Element

http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/93095http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/116191

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Guided Practice

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Strategies for Classroom ProjectsIt’s okay to be a newb

◦ Let the students be the experts!Have a plan. Storyboard beforehand.

◦ It’s hard to program on the fly. Be patient

◦ Creativity takes timeUse Scratch tutorial cards

◦And the Getting Started GuideRemix

◦ Download projects to see scripts, then add moreSharing is Caring

◦ Let others know about your project

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Design a Scratch ProjectWork in pairs or groups of 3 to brainstorm ideas on

how you could use Scratch in your own classGo to http://iquest-csusm.wikispaces.com

◦ Find your page on the right◦ Click “edit”◦ Provide the following:

Teacher name/s School Subject Grade Concept / Standard Lesson Overview

◦Save early & often!

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Resources beyond the WorkshopScratch website

◦http://scratch.mit.edu/Scratch Edu

◦http://scratched.media.mit.edu/Email

[email protected] us on Twitter

◦@iQuest_csusmCheck the wiki for updates on lessons

◦http://iquest-csusm.wikispaces.com