This week we will be exploring the game design software Scratch.Scratch is designed with learning and education in mind. As young people create and share projects in Scratch, they develop important design and problem-solving skills, learning how to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively.
Scratch can be used in many different settings: schools, museums, community centers, and homes. It is intended especially for 8- to 16-year-olds, but younger children can work on Scratch projects with their parents or older siblings, and college students use Scratch in some introductory computer science classes.
Watch this video about Scratch.
Let's see an example.
An example of Science project with Scratch.
Download Scratch.
To get an idea of how Scratch works we will do the Scheme of Six Lessons.
Assignment:
Read these two short papers linked on the Scratch for Educators page. To find the papers scroll Interested in Scratch educational ideas and research?. Read Scratch and 21st Century Learning Skills and Learning by Design
Go to featured projects in Galleries project that might have educational potential in your content area. Here are some place to start:
Elementary Educators
Math
Science projects
Social Studies
Language Arts
Art
Make a blog posting with a short description of a project you would like to create and link to it.
Due Date:
Thursday November 5 11:00am.
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