ScratchEd Weekly Roundup | 08/09/14 - 08/15/14

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
08/09/14 - 08/15/14

• The latest updates from the MIT Scratch Team include changes to the download page and FAQ. - http://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/topic/48971 

• Wish there was a Scratch Conference taking place next year? Interested in helping to organize one? Share your thoughts in this ScratchEd discussion forum, where Scratch educators around the world are discussing the possibility of self-organizing a Scratch conference for next summer! - http://scratched.gse.harvard.edu/node/28696 

• Want to engage children and their parents in creative learning experiences? The new Family Creative Learning Facilitator Guide explains how you can host family workshops using creative technologies like Scratch and MaKeyMaKey. -http://family.media.mit.edu/guide

• The MIT Scratch Team is hiring a part-time community moderator. Find out more about this and other career opportunities with Scratch on the Scratch jobs page. - http://scratch.mit.edu/jobs

• In his first Edutopia blog post, Dylan Ryder shares four easy projects to get started with Scratch. - http://www.edutopia.org/blog/scratch-programming-drawing-2d-shapes-dylan-ryder?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-projects-with-scratch

• Next week in New Hampshire, LeeAnn Wells will promote her two after-school enrichment programs at her school's open house. What are your strategies for talking about Scratch to students and their parents? Share your ideas! - http://scratched.gse.harvard.edu/node/28776

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