A new video suitable for teaching as a first Scratch project at a computer club available now at http://scratch.redware.com/video/one-key-logo together with other resources.
Contributed by Stefano Federici, December 07, 2010
Is real programming so much more difficult compared to Scratch? Now even C/C++ programming can be learned in a drag-and-drop, Scratch-like environment.
A nation wide program...4000 kids...game developers....with Scratch.
What are the challenges? What are the pedagogical and technical approach to implement it?
Contributed by Richard Goyette, September 12, 2010
Do you want to control a robot of your design/choice with Scratch? Don't have the budget for the real thing but could use a simulator? Give Itchbots a try...
Contributed by Christopher Hampson, September 07, 2010
SCRATCH elegantly meets a deep need within many urban schools: a tool that allows students to create with computers. But how do we use it? This resource suggests six strategies for getting started.
This handout was created to accompany our workshop at Scratch@MIT on August 13, 2010. It presents 10 examples of creating music using Scratch that grow in complexity.
Download a full lesson plan for Scratch suitable for teaching 7-12 year old children to program Scratch in 6-8 lessons either in the classroom or in an after school computer club.
A paper describing one experience of teaching Scratch in a primary school in England and discusses possibilites for embedding Scratch into the wider curriculum.