Scratch Day 2010
Contributed by
Karen Brennan, January 13, 2010
Scratch Day is a worldwide network of gatherings, where people come together to meet other Scratchers, share projects and experiences, and learn more about Scratch. Last year there were 120 events in 44 different countries.
We've just relaunched the Scratch Day website for 2010 and we hope that you'll consider hosting your own Scratch Day event. You can plan many different types of activities for Scratch Day. For example, you could organize:
- hands-on workshops to introduce newcomers to Scratch
- exhibitions to showcase projects by local Scratchers
- sessions where educators share Scratch experiences
- informal gatherings where Scratchers can share ideas
Some things to take a look at:
- Resources to help you with planning (http://day.scratch.mit.edu/resources)
- Events from last year (http://day.scratch.mit.edu/sd2009)
- Stories from last years (http://day.scratch.mit.edu/stories)
- YouTube videos of events (http://www.youtube.com/group/scratchday)
- Flickr photos of events (http://www.flickr.com/groups/scratchday/)
- A list of people who have signed up as organizers (http://day.scratch.mit.edu/organizers)
I hope you'll join us! What will your Scratch Day look like?
Hi Karen! I am sending out permission slips now for my Grade 4-6 "TechSperts" to attend. They have just stared working on Internet Safety projects using Scratch.
I'm so happy to hear that you and they will be attending -- and I hope that you'll share their Scratch projects!
Thank you for such wonderful resources. I'm getting the plan ready for Scratch Day and will soon put our event on the map.
That's wonderful -- thanks for participating in Scratch Day! I look forward to hearing about your event for this year.