ScratchEd Weekly Roundup | 03/24/12 - 03/30/12

The weekly roundup is where the ScratchEd Team shares some of the major -- as well as some of the overlooked -- news, stories, and events related to Scratch that took place throughout the week.

ScratchEd Weekly Roundup
03/24/12 - 03/30/12

• Don't miss the April Scratch Educator Meetup next Saturday. April 7. Join us at MIT from 10am to 1pm to network, share, and learn more about Scratch with local educators. Our monthly meetups are free, include lunch, and can count toward PDP hours. Meet up with us! - http://apr2012meetup.eventbrite.com

• Missed last week's Scratch 2.0 preview during ScratchEd Webinar Wednesday? Check out the webinar recording to find out more about Scratch 2.0 and about how it might affect educators. - http://scratched.media.mit.edu/resources/march-2012-scratched-webinar

• Now that you've gotten a sneak peek of Scratch 2.0, want to share your feedback and suggestions? We've started a new Scratch 2.0 discussion forum just for that! Check it out to stay informed on what's developing for the next generation of Scratch. - http://scratched.media.mit.edu/discussions/scratch-20

• Scratch Day 2012 is less than two months away! On May 19, join a network of worldwide events to celebrate Scratch's 5th birthday this year! On the Scratch Day website, you can learn more about how to organize an event or join a local gathering. - http://day.scratch.mit.edu

• Uplift, Inc. is hosting a free Scratch Day event in Washington D.C on May 19. The gathering is open to students, parents, and teachers. - http://www.upliftdc.org/ScratchDayDC.html

• This week, Fundación Gabriel Piedrahita Uribe (Eduteka) released a Guaraní translation of Scratch, a language native to parts of South America. Special thanks to all who contributed to this work! - http://www.eduteka.org/ScratchTraduccionGuarani.php

• The Scratch Team announced this week that the Scratch 1.4 source code is now available under the GNU General Public License 2.0 - http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Scratch_1.4_Source_GPL

• The ICT department from Bidston Avenue Primary School in Birkenhead, UK shared this picture of a sixth grade student creating his own sprite using the Scratch paint editor. - https://twitter.com/#!/ictfunlearning/status/182136848053829633/photo/1

These are just a few things that we found. Do you have news from the week that you'd like to share? Please post it as a comment below.