Scratch

lsivak · 2009-02-05 08:59:49

Are any teachers using this in their computer labs? I'm just starting out and am trying to think of meaningful projects for students to do using Scratch.

Magnie · 2009-02-05 10:05:17

I'm Not A Teacher or Adult But... You Could Think About Some Projects They Can Use To Help Them with school. (Maybe Like A Calculator)

mrweston · 2009-02-05 11:37:06

What's your idea of a meaningful project?

I've been using Scratch for a few years now in my technology courses (grades 3 to 8), and I haven't ever told anyone to make anything in particular -- I just introduce new techniques every now and then, and provide wandering support as they work through their own ideas. That level of freedom might not work for everyone, though.

room209 · 2009-02-06 23:53:24

Yes, there are teachers! Are you interested in teaching programming for its own sake, or using Scratch to support other subjects?

I have 5th and 6th graders in a regular, so integrate Scratch into projects as we go, plus have a project time like mrweston's when I can. For example, my math students are using Scratch to explore similarity. They started by drawing a coordinate grid (inspired by an example from DrSuper), then used "go to (x, y) to draw an image, and now have to use variables as scale factors for the x and y coordinates of their image.

Here's a gallery of other projects from our school:
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/29

... and a wiki with links that suggest starter project ideas in addition to what is on the Scratch support page:
http://wiki.classroom20.com/Scratch

Have fun!
Karen R.

Dutchess1974 · 2009-02-14 13:17:08

hi, i am a trainee ICT teacher and am setting up a Scratch Club. Never used Scratch! i am just going to use some of the beginner stuff and let the kids explore. They will overtake me in no time but that is okay we are on a learning curve together.

Dutchess

technoguyx · 2009-02-14 16:14:25

This topic might belong there: http://scratch.mit.edu/forums/viewforum.php?id=7

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