Coding

Scratch

There are many different tools that can be used for creative computing. Scratch is a free computer programming language available at http://scratch.mit.edu. With Scratch, you can create a wide variety of interactive media projects, such as animations, stories, games, and more. Don't stop there, share these projects with others in an online community. Since Scratch’s launch in 2007, hundreds of thousands of people all around the world have created and shared more than 6 million projects!

Try these three projects to get your started!


Click the image to access an educational guide from the ScratchEd team. This workbook has over 154 pages of plans, activities, and step-by-step lessons to get you coding on Scratch in no time! It is free to download for classroom use and is part of the open source community and creative commons!

Check out these books in your LRC today!

Bloxels

Bloxels is a hands-on platform for students to build, collaborate, and tell stories through video game creation. Use colored blocks to design characters and settings to tell amazing stories! The game board is scanned using the free iPad app to make the creation come to life! Bloxels has an amazing online resource center to help you get started!

The Bloxels Block Party is the place to be! These fun and interactive YouTube episodes inspiring young makers to have fun, collaborate and problem solve together! Check out one of the episodes and be sure to subscribe for more!