Scratch

I'm so excited to share with you the activities of the FX students in the computer lab.  For the past several weeks we have been studying computer programming.  Using a free program called Scratch the students have discovered a  programming language that makes it easy to create their own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art. I believe that as my students created these projects they were learning important mathematical and computational ideas, while also learning to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively. Plus, having fun! 


We began our studies by going through several Scratch Challenges.  These challenges were designed by Scratch to scaffold students learning of the basic concepts of Scratch.  My original plan included walking them through several other steps of Scratch, however, once my students had the basic concepts down, they soared! 


Take a look at a few samples.  


This is a game designed by Sara Butts and Stephanie Schumacher called "Lemons Adventure" 

Next is an interactive story from Brianna Giles. It is so interactive she had to include a map! 

This is an interactive message from Sara Specht.

Honestly, I wish I had time and space to share with you all 136 of my students creations.  They would amaze you.  I would encourage you to ask your son/daughter to show you their Scratch project soon.  Remind them they have all uploaded them to  their It's Learning page. 


Would you like to learn Scratch?  It's not just for kids!  You can download the free program here.  You will find some great tutorials here.