This document provides an introduction and overview of Scratch, a programming language designed for children to create interactive stories, games, and animations. The document outlines an agenda for exploring Scratch, including basics of the programming language, examples of projects, and resources for sharing creations online. It encourages participants to try out Scratch through interactive tutorials and provides information on the Scratch online community for sharing projects.

1. Scratch Your
Creativity!
Karen Vitek, Spackenkill School District

2. Agenda
1. Introduction to coding with Scratch
2. Scratch Basics
3. Explore online galleries
4. Resources
5. ScratchEd
6. Time for creating
7. Wrap Up

3. What is coding?
What most schools don’t teach

4. What is Scratch?
Scratch is a programming language that makes it easy to
create your own interactive stories, games, music, and
animations—and share your creations in an on-line
community.
Scratch was created by the Lifelong Kindergarten
Group at the MIT Media Lab.
You can find more information and download Scratch
for free at scratch.mit.edu

5. Let’s Try Scratch!
Interactive Whirl Dance Twist
Keep Score
Follow the Mouse Change Color
Color
Scratch Cards Animate It
Cards
Moving Animation
Say Something
Key Moves
Surprise Button
Glide

6. Sharing Online at scratch.mit.edu
Explore
Explore
Upload Your
Upload Your
Projects
Projects
Create an account
Create an account

7. Resources
Reference
Videos Websites
Guides
Tutorials
‣‣Tutorials ‣‣Getting Started Guide ‣‣Learn Scratch
Getting Started Guide Learn Scratch
‣‣What Can
What Can Reference
‣‣Reference ‣‣Scratch Resou
Scratch Resou
II Create with Scratch
Create with Scratch Guide
Guide rces
rces
‣‣What is
What is ‣‣Scratch Cards
Scratch Cards ‣‣Scratch Game
Scratch Game
Scratch Day?
Scratch Day? ss
‣‣Starting from
Starting from
Scratch
Scratch

8. ScratchEd
Click on Check
Join to out the
create an Events
account tab
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Click on the
Go to Resources
http://scratched.media.mit.edu tab
/

9. Scratch 2.0
First:
1.0
Next:
1.4
Future:
2.0
iPad App?

10. More Resources
‣ Common Core ‣ Short Scratch Programming Cha
‣ TED Talk ‣ Media Mashup
‣ Scratch Day 2013 ‣ ShallWeLearn
‣ Scratch&MIT 2012 ‣ Diigo List
‣ Curriculum Guide

11. ‘
“When you learn through coding,
[you're] coding to learn.You're
learning it in a meaningful context, and
that's the best way of learning things.”
- Mitch Resnick,
MIT Media Lab

12. Play!

13. Thank
you