Scratch+for+Teachers

Purposeful Stumbling... "A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in on the experience." Elbert Hubbard Scratch and Games that Make You Think

[|Research Articles] Training Agenda Getting Started Guide (pp. 3-12 have activity directions) [|15 Activities on Cards] (same as Lesson Ideas, but easier to cut apart) ||< Lesson Ideas from Design Studio at Scratch Day [|Programming Concepts in Scratch] An overview of the computational concepts and skills young people can develop by creating with Scratch Creating with Scratch, Learning with Scratch , and Programming with Scratch A collection of one-page overviews on what and how people can create, learn and program with Scratch Let's Play - resources for game creation from Karen Brennan on ScratchEd ||< *  Scratch and 21st Century Learning Skills An overview of the learning skills young people can develop by creating with Scratch
 * = Digital Handouts ||
 * < Workshop Design Guide (pp. 16-21 - Guide also contains activity cards)
 *  Learning by Designing A brief introduction to design-based approaches to learning
 *  Just Scratching the Surface, Michelle Podulka, Learning and Leading with Technology, Feb 2011 ||

Some Examples
** Guides and Projects for Using ** Scratch Educator's Page (almost all resources to get you started) Learn Scratch - videos and lessons Getting Started with Scratch, Tutorials, Project Cards and Many Scratch Resources from MIT Scratch Wiki (MIT) Video Tutorials from MIT To Use with Student Scratch Tutorials and Projects from Nebo Elementary Department of Arts - //Great! for independent learning// Projects from Mr. at Nebo Elementary [|Scratch Exercise 1.doc] [|Scratch Exercise 2.doc] [|Scratch Exercise 3.doc] [|Scratch Programming Project.doc] [|basic_pong_directions.pdf] A Basic Pong Game (Bonnie Feathers, Coconino & Mojave TIS) [|ScratchGettingStarted.pdf] Video Tutorials (from Scratch Support) - Great! Add effects, a beat, make a dance and conversation between Sprites Scratch Activities by Richard Wiktorowicz iQuest Lessons About Me, Scratch an Element, Talk of the Town, Food Chain Example Scratch Programs from from Scratch.mit.edu ( Download Scratch first - you do not need to create an account) [|Projects Gallery] [|one-sprite-composer.sb] [|Music_Maker_1.0[1.sb]] [|FishChomp.sb] [|fish.sb] [|electric_piano.sb] [|drum1randomsound.sb] [|dogchasecat.sb] [|Dance Dance.sb] [|Cups.sb] // There is a well-developed and extensive user community that offers a forum and a place for "programmers" to post their work. It is exciting to see student projects and their pride in their creations. See the Projects, Gallery and Forum sections of the site. // Communicate and Collaborate Scratch Ed for Teachers 3-D Integration We Do WeDo Scratch with Lego Integration PicoBoards (SensorBoards - create interactive robots, musical sculpture & More) __[|Scratch.zip] __ Other Resources (recommended by Wes Fryer) What Worked, What didn't - get us ready for tomorrow Other Great Games Launchball (from www.sciencemuseum.org.uk) Magic Pen
 * Classroom 2.0 Scratch Lesson Plans
 * [|LearnScratch.org]
 * [|Scratch Resources from Edina Public Schools]
 *  [|Teaching Kids to think using Scratch] (a K12Online10 video presentation by Chris Betcher)
 *  [|Scratch Lesson Plan for Grade 8 Algebra] (Liz B Davis)
 * Solving the STEM Education Crisis