LibraryLinkNJ - Scratch Slides Part 1

Simple Computer Programming & 21st Century

Skills for Tweens

Lanora Melillo, Youth Services Librarian

Secaucus Public Library

[email protected]

http://www.scratch.mit.edu

• Scratch is a FREE “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 was developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab

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• Scratch initially was released

between 2006-2007*

• Developed for the purposes of

teaching programming to teens and

other first-time programmers

• Supports the development of

computer games, interactive stories,

graphic artwork and computer

animation

* Mixed sources – between 2006-2007 Lanora Melillo, Youth Services Librarian, Secaucus Public Library, 2012

• Scratch can be downloaded for FREE by visiting

http://scratch.mit.edu/download

• There is no registration required to download this

program

• Scratch can also be burned to a disc in order to be

multiple computers

• Supported Operating Systems for scratch

Window 98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7 & any Mac OS X

version 10.3 or higher

• Scratch also requires your screen resolution to be

set to 1024x768 (16 bit color) or higher and at

least 120 MB in order to install Scratch

• Slogan: Imagine – Program – Share!

• Scratch enables creative thinking for

tweens where they are able to

instantly see feedback

• Scratch can increase confidence as

tweens develop new problem

thinking skills, express creativity,

and understand technology

• Tweens can show their work off and

teach their peers and family

members. The Benefits of Using Scratch to introduce basic programming concepts in the elementary classroom

by Patrice Gans and Learning with Scratch http://info.scratch.mit.edu

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Click on orange boxes for samples

Click on link for examples: http://tinyurl.com/5v7oqk6

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Programming with scratch – easy to

make the jump to Microsoft Visual

Basics, C++, Java Script, and Apple

Script

See more Programming Concepts

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Starting an account on Starch: http://scratch.mit.edu/signup

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• Users who subscribe to Scratch can

use share projects, download user

projects to change and learn to make

it their own.

• Scratch’s sharing allows tweens to

show off their work, teach peers and

parents how to create and work

independently.

Lanora Melillo, Youth Services Librarian, Secaucus Public Library, 2012

Lanora Melillo, Youth Services Librarian, Secaucus Public Library, 2012

The shape of a Hat block.

Hat blocks are the blocks that start every script. They are shaped with a rounded top and a bump on the bottom — this is so you can only place blocks below them. There are four Hat blocks, and they can be found in the Control category.

Stack blocks Main article: Stack Block

The shape of a Hat block.

Hat blocks are the blocks that start every script. They are shaped with a rounded top and a bump on the bottom — this is so you can only place blocks below them. There are four Hat blocks, and they can be found in the Control category.

Stack blocks Main article: Stack Block

Hat blocks are the blocks that start every script. They are shaped

with a rounded top and a bump on the bottom — this is so you can

only place blocks below them. There are four Hat blocks, and they

can be found in the Control category.

Stack blocks are the blocks that perform the main commands.

They are shaped with a notch at the top and a bump on the

bottom — this is so blocks can be placed above and below them.

There are 75 Stack blocks — the most common block shape.

Boolean blocks are the conditions — they are either true or

false. It is like asking your friend: "Does 2 + 2 = 4?", and they

would either tell you "Yes" or "No". With a hexagonal shape,

there are 13 of these blocks.

The shape of a Hat block.

Hat blocks are the blocks that start every script. They are shaped with a rounded top and a bump on the bottom — this is so you can only place blocks below them. There are four Hat blocks, and they can be found in the Control category.

Stack blocks Main article: Stack Block

Reporter blocks are the values. Reporter blocks can hold

numbers and strings. It is like asking a friend, for example, "What

is 2 + 2?", and they would answer "4". It isn't just equations

however, it can report a variable, for example, "What is your

age?". They may answer: "15". Shaped with rounded edges, there

are 26 of these blocks — not counting the infinite amount of

Reporter blocks made for each variable and list.

C blocks are blocks that are made up of "C's". Also known as

"Wrap blocks", these blocks loop the blocks within the Cs or

check if a condition is true. There are six C blocks, and they can

be found in the Control category. C blocks can be bumped at the

bottom, or capped.

Cap blocks are the blocks that stop scripts. They are shaped

with a notch at the top and a flat bottom — this is so you cannot

place any blocks below them. There are two Cap blocks, and

they can both be found in the Control category.

Ruby

http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/

Alice

http://www.alice.org/

Phrogram

http://phrogram.com/

Squeakland

http://www.squeakland.org/

Stencyl

http://www.stencyl.com/

MIT App Inventor

http://www.appinventor.mit.edu

Synfig

http://www.synfig.org/cms/

Kodu

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/kodu/

YoYoGames

http://www.yoyogames.com/make

StarLogo TNG

http://education.mit.edu/projects/starlogo-tng

Just Basic

http://www.justbasic.com/

Flipnote Hatena (requires NDS)

http://ugomemo.hatena.ne.jp/

Pencil

http://www.pencil-animation.org/

Greenfoot

http://www.greenfoot.org/door

Lanora Melillo, Youth Services Librarian, Secaucus Public Library, 2012

• Downloading Scratch: http://scratch.mit.edu/download

• Ford, Jerry Lee J. Scratch Programming For Teens (2008).

ISBN: 978-1598635360

• Scratch Cards http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Support/Scratch_Cards

• Scratch Reference Guide

http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Support/Reference_Guide_1.4

• Scratch Resources http://resources.scratchr.org/

• ScratchED http://scratched.media.mit.edu/

• Starting an Account http://scratch.mit.edu/signup

• Getting Started Tutorial Guide http://tinyurl.com/scratch2011YS

• Video Tutorials http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Video_Tutorials

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• Various Images Taken From

http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Support/Reference_Guide_1.4#ScratchInterface

• Scratch Wiki: http://wiki.scratch.mit.edu/wiki/Main_Page

• Secaucus Public Library Scratch Website: http://tinyurl.com/SPLTECH

• Learning With Scratch: http://tinyurl.com/Learningws

• Programming With Scratch : http://tinyurl.com/Programws

• Creating with Scratch: http://tinyurl.com/createws

• Science Buddies Scratch Intro: http://tinyurl.com/ScienceBuddiesS

• La Salle Schools and Universities’ Learn Scratch http://learnscratch.org/

• Create a Simple Game in Scratch, Mike Scott, University of Texas at Austin:

http://tinyurl.com/7u9vl9f