New Webinars and Meetups - ScratchNotes Newsletter, Vol. 2, Iss. 2

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ScratchNotes
A seasonal newsletter for the Scratch educator community
Winter 2011
Volume 2, Issue 2

Announcing Monthly Scratch Educator Meetups At MIT
Want to learn more about Scratch? Want to meet other Scratch educators and share ideas? Join us at the MIT Media Lab on the third Saturday of each month (starting February 19) for a Scratch Educator Meetup. To register or for more information, please visit the Scratch Events site.
http://events.scratch.mit.edu/

Announcing Scratch Educator Webinar Series
Learn more about Scratch and chat with other educators from the comfort of your computer in our new webinar series. These online seminars will be held on the fourth Monday of each month at 7pm EST (starting January 24). For more information, please visit the Scratch Events site.
http://events.scratch.mit.edu/

Keep Updated With Notifications! New Features On ScratchEd
Happy New Year! We're kicking off 2011 with upgrades to the ScratchEd online community. It's now easier than ever to subscribe and receive notifications via email about new content that appears on the site.Check out this video that explains how.
http://scratched.media.mit.edu/node/8785 

December 2010 Scratch Educator Meetup
Last month, we hosted a workshop for educators. More than 30 educators from diverse teaching backgrounds and disciplines came together to learn Scratch and discuss teaching strategies. Thanks to everyone who attended. If you were unable to be there, check out the video -- and we hope to see you at the next meetup!
http://scratched.media.mit.edu/stories/mit-scratch-educator-meetup 

Scratch At SIGCSE, March 9-12
Scratch will be well represented in workshops, papers, panels and poster sessions at the annual SIGCSE (ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education) Conference in Dallas. If you are planning to attend, check out the list of Scratch-related offerings. See you there!
http://scratched.media.mit.edu/stories/celebrate-csed-week-scratched 

WiSE Workshop For High School Girls
A group of 12 high school students and 9 undergraduate mentors from the WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) program at MIT joined us for an introductory Scratch workshop. We designed the workshop around a dance party theme and danced the afternoon away. See what happened in this video.
http://scratched.media.mit.edu/stories/csed-week-day-4-wise-dance-party

Save The Date: Scratch Day Webinar On Feburary 28
Scratch Day (May 21, 2011) is a worldwide network of gatherings, where people come together to meet other Scratchers, share projects and experiences, and learn more about Scratch. Join us on February 28 for a webinar about how to host your own gathering. For more information, visit the Scratch Events site.
http://events.scratch.mit.edu/ 

Follow Us On Twitter
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