Scratch Filter for Moodle

This filter allows scratch games to be easily embedded into a moodle based virtual learning environment:

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Features:

This plugin allows you to automatically embed scratch games into Labels / Forums / Web Pages - wherever there is a link to a .sb scratch file that has been uploaded onto the moodle server (either as an attachment to a forum post, or as a course file).

This not only allows you to use scratch files as teaching aids / examples / games but also allows students to share their own scratch games with other students via a forum, giving and receiving feedback and learning from each other's scripts.

Background:

This plugin was created for use on www.mcevle.com for students studying ICT at Manor CE Secondary school, York, where students in Y8 / Y9 study a short course in Game Design.

To install / configure:

  1. Unzip the scratch folder to the filters folder on your moodle server
  2. Log in as administrator and visit the notifications page.
  3. Enable the scratch filter (Modules > Filters > Manage Filters)
  4. Change the settings to enable / disable autoplay (Modules > Filters > Scratch)
  5. Test out the plugin by adding a link to a scratch file in a label or creating a forum post with a scratch file as an attachment

Acknowledgements:

This filter is adapted from the mediaplugin filter which enables easy embedding of mp3s, wmvs and other multimedia files.

ScratchApplet.jar and soundbank.gm are included with permission from the Scratch team. These files may need updating from time to time as new versions of scratch are released. They are generally available from:

http://scratch.mit.edu/static/misc/ScratchApplet.jar and http://scratch.mit.edu/static/misc/soundbank.gm

Scratch is developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. See http://scratch.mit.edu

This plugin is released for free but without any warrantee under the GNU General Public License: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html