Scratch - getting started with coding - 5 views
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Fiona Henry on 04 Jun 14An oldie, but a goodie! Scratch is a free tool designed to support the development of coding skills. Available in 40+ languages and aimed at students aged 8 and up. Students can program their own interactive stories, games, and animations - and share their creations with others in the online community.
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sallyhhk on 28 May 15My y1s are really enjoying Scratchjr, great for younger children, and as it's a free app it's good for the school budget too.
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lauravarga on 28 May 15My 5 year old daughter loves Scratch Jr. She had a tutorial from us initially, but was able to use the software independently very quickly, to her own delight.
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kruti12 on 29 May 15I as a teacher love scratch. And of course for the students too, scratch is fun way of learning.
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aarmstro87 on 29 May 15I am began teaching coding this semester in my computer lab. I haven't played with scratch too much but look forward to using with my kids next week.
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Lynette Camm on 01 Jun 15I have used the computer version of Scratch with students in grades 3-6 (in Australia). My colleagues were amazed when students produced maze games where if the player bumped into the maze walls they were returned to the start - little did they know how easy it was once we got the hang of the coding. Great stuff.
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mikefromd on 10 Jun 15Actually there is also a new curriculum for Scratch with worksheets: http://scratched.gse.harvard.edu/guide/download.html It has also been translated into several languages. This is a very helpful tool if you want to start introducing programming to a class. I have been using it now twice, and I am happy with the outcome. In particular the worksheets are so helpful and give you more time to support the individual child.
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mrsg-ict on 17 Jun 15I have use code.org as an introduction before using scratch. It allows the children participate it in games involving angry birds, plants vs zombies, flappy birds and the disney frozen characters.