ScratchEd Weekly Roundup | 04/19/14 - 04/25/14

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
04/19/14 - 04/25/14

• Meet up with us and other Boston-area educators at the next Scratch educator meetup at MIT, taking place this Saturday, May 3. Meetups are free, include lunch, and can count towards PDP points.  - https://2013-2014scratchmeetups.eventbrite.com

• Scratch 2.0 WeDo extensions have arrived! To install, select "add an extension" under the More Blocks pallette, and then plug in the LEGO WeDo USB hub to control your LEGO creations using the new blocks. - http://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/36203

• What are your plans for Scratch Day this year? There's still a few weeks to organize a gathering or register for an event happening near you. Celebrate Scratch Day with us on May 17! - http://day.scratch.mit.edu

• Know a great Software Engineer with Django/Python experience or Front-End Developer? Let them know about these two job opportunities with the Scratch Team! - http://scratch.mit.edu/jobs

• This week in Italy, Tullia Urschitz captured a first grade student engaging in Math and STEM concepts by exploring a coordinate plane using Scratch. - https://twitter.com/utullia/status/459415762370048001/photo/1

• Principal Tim Lauer shared these images from his school in Portland, Oregon of fourth graders creating game controllers using MaKey Makey and Scratch. - https://twitter.com/timlauer/status/459446292142620672/photo/1

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