ScratchEd Weekly Roundup | 04/05/14 - 04/11/14

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
04/05/14 - 04/11/14

• Scratch Day 2014 is May 17! Scratch Day is a global network of gatherings celebrating Scratch. Organize an event or search for a local gathering taking place near you. Learn more on the Scratch Day website. - http://day.scratch.mit.edu

• The next NYC Scratch educator meetup is taking place on Sunday, April 27. Join other local Scratch educators at this free event to network and learn more about Scratch. - http://www.meetup.com/CSNYC-Education-Meetup/events/174734512

• Having trouble using the Scratch offline editor? It might be due to a recent Adobe update. Find out how to troubleshoot the problem in your classroom. - http://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/35253/

• The MIT Scratch Team is currently looking to hire a Software Engineer with Django/Python experience and a Front-End Developer. Spread the word! - http://scratch.mit.edu/jobs

• Check out the great collection of Scratch + MaKey MaKey projects in this Scratch Studio. - http://scratch.mit.edu/studios/223260/projects

• This summer, hear from Dale Dougherty of MAKE Magazine, Elyse Eidman-Aadahl of the National Writing Project, and Mitchel Resnick of the Scratch Team during a keynote discussion at the Scratch@MIT 2014 Conference, taking place this August at MIT. Early registration is still available. - http://scratch.mit.edu/conference

• Thanks to everyone who attended the April Boston Scratch educator meetup last weekend at MIT! A recap with photos, notes, and resources from the event are posted on ScratchEd. Want to meet up with us? Join us for the next meetup on May 3. - http://scratched.media.mit.edu/node/26596

Do you have other news from the week that you'd like to share? Please post it as a comment below.