Scratch

its coming may 22nd 2010
the email I got.



Scratch@MIT: August 11-14, 2010
We are pleased to announce the dates for the second Scratch conference, which will take place from August 12-14, with an optional pre-conference workshop day on August 11.
We invite you to submit proposals for posters, demonstrations, presentations, panel discussions, and workshops. The deadline for proposals is February 1, 2010.



Tales From The Field
ScratchEd intern and Harvard master's student Michelle Chung has spent the past several months talking with and writing stories about Scratch educators, including Chris Garrity, Keith Braafladt, Seung Joon Choi, Shaundra Daily, Lula Garcia, and Ingrid Gustafson.
Check out the first story about Chris Garrity's after-school Scratch Club - and look for new stories every two weeks.



Save The Date: Scratch Day is May 22, 2010
Scratch Day is a worldwide network of gatherings, where people come together to meet other Scratchers, share projects and experiences, and learn more about Scratch. The next Scratch Day will take place on May 22, 2010.
We'll be relaunching the Scratch Day website in the next few weeks. What will your Scratch Day look like?



Programming For All
What is digital fluency? And how can digital fluency be developed?
Check out the latest article from the Scratch Team - Scratch: Programming for All - which appeared as the cover story of the November 2009 issue of Communications of the ACM.



Upcoming Events
Want to stay updated about the latest Scratch events?
We'll announce all upcoming events and workshops on the Scratch Events site and through ScratchEd.



Learning Computer Science From Scratch
As part of Computer Science Education Week, the National Science Foundation (which provided the initial funding for the development of Scratch) issued a press release about Scratch.



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