ScratchEd Weekly Roundup | 11/09/13 - 11/15/13

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
11/09/13 - 11/15/13 

• Are you and your students participating in the Hour of Code this December? Check out the Scratch tutorial and educator resources for creating an interactive holiday card. - http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tip_bar=hoc

• Love kids, technology, and want to work with the MIT Scratch Team? They are seeking a part-time Community Coordinator. - http://llk.media.mit.edu/scratch/Scratch-coordinator-job.pdf

• Follow the progress of year 9 ICT students at St. Sampson's High School in Guernsey, Channel Islands, as they develop games in Scratch. - http://scratched.media.mit.edu/stories/year-9-ict-game-design

• Nicole Cingiser shared a video from EdCampNYC of a collaborative Rube Goldberg machine created using Scratch. - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkAvQXHfWIM

• Two girls from Karl Barrs' primary class designed, created, and programmed a "Horse-Flap" using Scratch and WeDo. Check out the students' video demo! - http://youtu.be/I3Mu-4grofQ

• Is there such a thing as "death by Scratch"? Find out in this blog post from Philip Bagge of Abbotswood Junior School in Hampshire, UK. - http://code-it-cs.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/death-by-scratch.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.