Getting Started with Scratch

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FDLOS�PD on Integrated CS/CT | July 2023

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Welcome!

Say hello to Francisco, Paul, Dawn, Jodie and your neighbor next to you!

Slide deck here:

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Low Floors

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Make it easy for anyone to get started

Wide Walls

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Opportunities for a wide range of interests and passions

High Ceiling

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Provide scaffolding for expanding the experience

Scratch Guiding Principles

The 4Ps: Creative Learning with Scratch

Online Community

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Kids learn digital citizenship skills as they comment, share, & remix in the Scratch online community.

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• Community moderation
• Studio curation
• Localized for languages and cultures
• Youth Leadership Program

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Let’s Create Together!

Let’s Share!

Turn & Talk: Share your project with 2 other participants

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Group reflection

• How might you use Scratch with young people?
• What is something unexpected you discovered?
• What was the most challenging part of creating your project?
• If you had more time what would you add or change?

Getting Started with

Scratch Page

https://sip.scratch.mit.edu/scratchathome/

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Getting Started with

Scratch Guide

bit.ly/Scratch-Getting-Started-Guide

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Creative Coding Resources for Everyone

Scratch Ideas Page | Learning resources and ideas to use directly with students: scratch.mit.edu/ideas

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Scratch Educators Page | Free educator guides, coding cards, and other helpful learning resources. Sign up for a teacher account: scratch.mit.edu/educators

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Scratch YouTube Channel | The official Scratch YouTube Channel includes video tutorials, special events, and Scratch Conference workshop sessions, all free! youtube.com/ScratchTeam

ScratchJr Connect | A free, curated database to share ScratchJr (ages 5-7) resources, lessons, and projects: connect.scratchjr.org/

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Creative Computing Guide | Ideas, strategies, and activities for an introductory creative computing experience using Scratch: creativecomputing.gse.harvard.edu/guide/ ��New York City Department of Education K-12 Curriculum: blueprint.cs4all.nyc/curriculum ��San Francisco Unified Public Schools CS Curriculum: www.csinsf.org/curriculum.html

Questions & Answers

What are you still unclear about?�

What else are you curious about?

Facilitating with a Creative Learning Mindset

• Ask three before me (ask three peers before asking a facilitator)
• ​​What new things did you try out?
• I don’t know, but let’s find out together
• There’s always more than one way to solve a problem.
• Which section might be helpful?
• Which blocks do you think would be helpful?
• Getting really excited when something goes wrong.
• Broadcasting, triggering action: Think of yourself as a conductor or a director of a play: when you say action, not everyone talks at the same time, but it triggers a sequence of actions.
• Tell me more about that?
• Let’s test it out
• Math came back!
• “Let’s get in some trouble”, or “Try to get into a little bit of trouble”
• Walk me through your code (or this code up on the board)
• Can you say more?
• Using the Scratch card:
• Start with the front and ask: “How might we do this?” before flipping it over.
• Try out the recipe, taste it, then go back in and improvise
• What are your next steps for this project? What do you want to do in the future?

Think creatively

Reason systemically

Work collaborative