SCRATCH NIGHT in EDINA
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
3:30pm-5:30pm
District Office Professional Library and Lab

Post on the Site

Resources and materials
  • 12 computers in 348C Lab
  • 24 computers in a wireless laptop cart in room 350 and Professional Library
  • Download Scratch and Scratch board drivers on to 348C lab and wireless laptops
  • Scratch Folder with resources, materials and hand outs
  • Information about Scratch course work
  • Flash drive with electronic resources 
  • Adam and Waynne available for Tech Support
  • Invite Keith and Sabrina to the SCRATCH night in Edina
  • Print out resources of PDF guides


Content
  • Station: Students teaching teachers how to animate their name 
  • Station: Scratch boards with how to directions on how to create a project
  • Station: Computers loaded with Scratch with Scratch Cards and short how-to's on how to animate your name and create a sprite that shares something about themselves available for practice with programming with Scratch
  • Scratch Board: Have a bulletin board with note cards that has ideas for Scratch for teachers to post and share the ideas they have for using Scratch in the curriculum
  • 30 minute presentation at 4:15-4:45pm
    • What is Scratch?
    • Share projects that teachers have done in the district
    • Share the basics of animating your name

Snack list
  • Starbucks Coffee
  • Chipotle Chips Salsa and Guac
  • Pizza
  • Soda
  • Candy- chocolate
  • Dessert Item?

Target audience
  • Elementary, Middle and High School Teachers in Edina or surrounding areas
  • District Office TOSA's
  • Any other teachers, admin, tech coordinators in the Edina surrounding area

Enhancements and enticements
  • Grand Prize drawing for a Scratch Board
  • Scratch T-shirts- one male one female

Goal
  • Each participant will leave with the experience of animating their name and at least one sprite that describes them
  • Teachers will gain exposure to the Scratch projects that other colleagues in the district have done
  • Teachers will leave with resources to explore, teach and play with SCRATCH
  • Teachers will collaborate with each other


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