SCRATCH

SCRATCH is a drag and drop graphical programming language that anyone can use without programming experience. It is easy to make simple games and applications with Scratch. Scratch is a project by MIT and is a free download.

Getting Started with Scratch - you can download this software and use it at home by going to this website

Let’s see what YOU can do with Scratch

https://cdn.scratch.mit.edu/scratchr2/static/__3e6a9ef6e3997fdf1c29222cb791be31__/pdfs/help/Getting-Started-Guide-Scratch2.pdf

This is a link to a SCRATCH Guide that you will find very helpful!

This site has a series of videos that will help you learn some of the effects you can create using SCRATCH

Video Tutorials

Want to start creating Scratch projects? Check out this collection of video tutorials.

Introducing SCRATCH and creating a Sprite

Learn to create a Sprite

Animating a Sprite

Make your Sprite dance!

Adding sounds, dance to the beat!

Not just to the beat but to the Hip POP beat!

Create a music Sprite!

Dancing to the beat!

Work with the Stage

Make Sprites move to certain locations on the stage

Create Music with Scratch and Audacity

use Audacity to create a Scratch sound clip from a MP3 or WAV file.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Programming Concepts and Skills Supported in Scratch

Scratch Curriculum Guide---Draft

Starting off the year, 6th grade classes worked on a crazy hair day. Students had a refresher on the different kinds of lines they could draw to make their hair crazy and fun!