ScratchEd Weekly Roundup | 04/06/13 - 04/12/13

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
04/06/13 - 04/12/13

• Why do you Scratch? The latest Scratch Design Studio explores Scratcher's motivations for Scratching. View out some of the beautifully reflective projects -- or share your own Scratch motivations -- in the gallery. - http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/198036

• Looking for an introductory Scratch project? Perhaps these new ScratchEd resources might offer some inspiration: a simple game similar to Asteroids and a handout for creating a Speed Racer game. - http://scratched.media.mit.edu/resources/all

• The Scratch 2013 Conference, organized by a group of European Scratch educators, is now taking early registration! The conference will take place this July 25-27 in Barcelona, Spain. - http://scratch2013bcn.org

• Lance Mosier's eighth grade American History students showcased their digital stories this week in Omaha, Nebraska. - https://twitter.com/lmosierhistgkk/status/322452051722379264/photo/1

• Interested in using Scratch with the Kinect? Kim Wilkins has collected a list of resources on MentorMob to help people get started. - http://techkim.wikispaces.com/kinect2scratch

• The University of Missouri-Kansas City is offering a five-day Digital Literacy summer camp for educators to learn about Scratch. - https://education.umkc.edu/ContinuingEducation/CEClassList.html

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.