SCRATCH NIGHT in EDINA
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
3:30pm-5:30pm
District Office Professional Library and Lab
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
Marketing
- E-mail to teachers
- Post flyers in each building office, lounge
- Edina Buzz
- Post on KIC Google Groups
- E-mail Keith and Sabrina
- E-mail to Ben Freisen, Ryan Seamen, TIES
- Post on Blog and Teacher Resources web page