The intention of this blog is to provide an avenue for sharing resources gathered at this year's VSTE conference. Please feel free to post comments so your thoughts can become a part of the networking experience.

Monday, December 3, 2012

Learn to Scratch

Scratch - imagine * program * share

An easy, interactive way to program and have kids program.

Getting Started with Scratch

Two Albemarle County teachers (Jon - middle school), and Erica (Elementary) hold Coder Dojo classes after school where kids come together to learn Scratch and make programs. Here's their presentation on SCRATCH

Main components:


  • Palette of COMMANDS - 1st column on left
  • Scripts/Costumes/Sounds - 2nd column
  • SCRIPTS for Sprites
  • Stage - view window with background
  • Sprites - characters/components
  • Start & Stop - button on top right that allows you to preview
Kinect2Scratch - You don't need an Xbox, just the Kinect bar and this software, and this software will record movement so you can use Scratch to make interactive games that respond to your movement. 

Sample cards (shown in the presentation) for kids to use for practice available for download on the Scratch site.

Check out the Scratch Project site to see some of the many projects others have made.  Neat stuff.





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