Scratch

Agenda
Introductions and Sign-ups
Sign up for an account at scratch.mit.edu
What is Scratch?
Explore: Take a look at some sample animations
Create: Make your own animation using the letters in your name
Share: Walk around and show your projects... explain one thing you are most proud of
Hands-on: Tell a Joke! (Say... command, Broadcast/Receive)
Break
Hands-on: Reach the Beach / Turtle Challenge
Discussion Dragons and Butterflies Part 1
LUNCH
A Look at Some Scratch Resources
Dragons and Butterflies Part 2
More Scratch Challenges and Examples
Rubrics and Assessment
Darren Kuropatwa's Build-Your-Own Rubric Assignment
Questions, Reflections

All the Files

Download Scratch Workshop Files.zip [65 MB]

Resources

Scratch at MIT (main web site): This is the main Scratch community site, where people can share and browse Scratch projects created by the community. You can also get help from the Scratch forums, and find out about upcoming Scrtch events in your area.
Scratch Cards: These are printable cards with snippets of useful code. Great for a constructivist approach to learning Scratch.
Meridian Course: This is a Moodle-based course that focuses on programming games and animations.
Original Reach the Beach / Dragons Lab from Ohio State [DOC]
Sample Solutions from Ohio State: Sample Reach the Beach and Dragons/Butterfiles code available here.
Nebo Dept of Music: Some specific assignments for kids to create games using Scratch.
Classroom 2.0 Wiki: This is a great site full of links to Scratch-related content.
LearnScratch.org: This is a complete course in Scratch, covering basic and advanced concepts. Provides writeups and extension activities for a number of projects.
Are You the Glue, or the Solvent? An interview with Will Wright: A very interesting interview in the New York Times, about being a good team member, finding the right job, and celebrating failure. A great discussion piece for students.
Sample Storytelling Rubric [DOC]
Sample Self-Evaluation [DOC]

Survey