Scratch Quick Start Guide
Download Scratch (Free)
Introduction
Developed at MIT, "scratch is a new programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web.”
“Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. As they create Scratch projects, young people learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also gaining a deeper understanding of the process of design”--quoted from their website.
Versions
Available free for Mac OSX and Windows 98 or higher with a screen resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher.
Definitions/New Vocabulary
Scratch—the sound a hiphop disk jokey makes when he moves the vinyl record back and forth on the turntable.
Sprite— a character or object in your project
Quick Start Guide
.pdf Getting Started Guide (user friendly 14 page .pdf for Getting Started)
Scratch Interface Diagram Card (1 page .pdf guide to all the scratch buttons)
One-page handouts: Learning with Scratch | Creating with Scratch | Programming with Scratch
Resources (print and multimedia)
Scratch Intro: Youtube
Scratch Reference Guide (comprehensive 17 page .pdf)
Lesson Plan Ideas
Educator’s Forum
Learning with Scratch: 21st Century Skills
Review
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The good
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As students create games & animations, they learn math concepts like iteration, coordinates, variables, & random numbers
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The bad
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What could be bad about learning in a meaningful and motivating way?
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The Bottom Line
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It’s all about 21st century skills—thinking, creativing, analyzing, and collaborating.
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