Games

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Scratch and Games that Make You Think

Emily Mann, and Allen Swanson Technology Integration Specialists for Pima County Schools

A Big Thanks to Friend and Coconino & Mohave Counties Technology Integration Specialist Bonnie Feather for all Her Resources and Creations!

Research Articles

Fall 2011 Agenda

Digital Handouts

Workshop Design Guide (pp. 16-21 - Guide also contains activity cards)

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
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)