ScratchEd Weekly Roundup | 12/01/12 - 12/07/12

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
12/01/12 - 12/07/12

• CSEdWeek starts today! Celebrate the impact of computing and computer science education with your students and colleagues, or search online for local events taking place near you. - http://www.csedweek.org

• The Scratch online community is about to reach 3,000,000 projects! Celebrate with us by participating in this Scratch Design Studio challenge. - http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/184732

• Last week, the Scratch blog introduced the small team of designers who have been hard at work developing the next version of Scratch. Meet the Scratch 2.0 Development Team! - http://blog.scratch.mit.edu/2012/11/meet-scratch-20-development-team.html

• In Atlanta, Georgia, Start Code is helping local children learn programming with Scratch during after-school and weekend labs. You can read more about their elementary, middle, and high school programs online or in this article from the Atlanta Neighbor Newspaper. - http://www.startcode.net

• Each week, Brendan Smith teaches Scratch at various schools in Headford, Ireland. This week, he snapped a picture of his students while they were developing Scratch projects. - https://twitter.com/speediecelt/status/276717844023095296/photo/1

• The MIT Media Lab -- where Scratch was created and where Scratch 2.0 development is currently underway -- is searching for new faculty in Technology and Learning. Know someone who'd be a great candidate? Help us spread the word! - http://www.media.mit.edu/about/learning-and-technology-faculty-position

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.