Lesson 1

Lesson Objectives

To create a Google Slides presentation with all the backgrounds that you want to use in your Scratch programme.
To log into Scratch using your Username and Password.
To add your character from the list of given characters by saving it and then uploading it.

Skills

Using Send to back and bring to front tools in Google Slides
Formatting options on Text, such as Drop Shadow
Formatting options on image, such as transparency

Backgrounds Challenge

In this challenge you will use create a Google Slides Presentation and add at least five different backgrounds that are to do with the romans. For example, you may want to have your first background as a Map of Rome. Your second slide maybe of the Colosseum. The third slide maybe of Roman roads, and so on.

Go to Google Classroom and open the Assignment called Roman Backgrounds
Think about what you would like to go in your first slide. This needs to be something that the audience will see when they first run your programme. Insert your first background using the Insert Image tool and then search the web.
Add background images for all your slides. Make sure that your backgrounds cover the whole slide.

Log on to Scratch

Using the username that you have been given, log into Scratch for the first time. You will be asked to put your date of birth and your country.

Go to www.scratch.mit.edu
Click Sign in
Enter your Username and password
Complete the details that follow

Add your Backgrounds to your Scratch Programme

Background

Go back to you Google Slides presentation.
Go to the slide you wish to use first.
Click File and then Download as a jpeg image
Go back to Scratch and upload the background into your Stage.

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