ScratchEd Weekly Roundup | 03/31/12 - 04/06/12

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
03/31/12 - 04/06/12

• The Scratch website launched an April Fools Day joke last week, alleging that Scratch 2.0 had a prospective new name and new mascot. Neigh! - http://blog.scratch.mit.edu/2012/04/scratch-20-update-new-name-new-mascot.html

• Scratch Day is a network of worldwide events where people can meet, share, and learn more about Scratch. This year, join us in celebrating Scratch's 5th birthday! 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

• Neha Çelik is organizing a Scratch Day event in Antalya, Turkey. Children, teachers, parents, and community members are all invited to join! - http://day.scratch.mit.edu/event/553

• Kazuhiro Abe hosted a Scratch game workshop for 140 children in Fukushim and Miyagi, Japan. Both areas were affected by the earthquake and tsunami last March. - http://blog.yengawa.com/archives/240

• The Computer Science Student Network from the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has recently added Scratch to its network. Check out sample project videos. - http://www.cs2n.org/activities/game-design/scratch

• Rich White is offering a free moodle course: Basic Game Programming with Scratch. The course consists of fifteen lessons and three project assignments. - http://labs.greenbush.us/moodle/course/view.php?id=15

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.