RIchmond, VA-metro area teachers have been learning about problem-solving and critical thinking through a number of example Scratch projects from Goochland County Public Schools.
A new video suitable for teaching as a first Scratch project at a computer club available now at http://scratch.redware.com/video/one-key-logo together with other resources.
A nation wide program...4000 kids...game developers....with Scratch.
What are the challenges? What are the pedagogical and technical approach to implement it?
This year, the code::XtremeApps:: competition in Singapore held a workshop in the Junior Category for children under 12 to learn to program Scratch stories about environmental awareness.
Contributed by Christopher Hampson, September 07, 2010
SCRATCH elegantly meets a deep need within many urban schools: a tool that allows students to create with computers. But how do we use it? This resource suggests six strategies for getting started.
This handout was created to accompany our workshop at Scratch@MIT on August 13, 2010. It presents 10 examples of creating music using Scratch that grow in complexity.