ScRaTcHImagine . Program . Share

Presented By: Meghan Finley &Kaitlyn Sassone

What is Scratch?

• Scratch is a programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web. (IT’S FREE!!)

• As young people create and share Scratch projects, they learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also learning to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively.

How Can Teachers Use it?

• Scratch can be used in a variety of ways including: an anticipatory set to introduce a new topic, during instruction to test the students knowledge on a topic, as a culminating activity where they can create their own scratch program, or as a study guide to help prepare students for an assessment.

Negatives for Scratch

• User friendly in the context of searching already made scratch projects, however very difficult for creating your own scratch project.

• Creating your own- Very time consuming, and challenging. (We do not understand!)

Our Thoughts on Scratch…

Let’s get to work!!

• Step one: www.scratch.mit.edu• Step two: Create an account • Step three: Browse through different scratch

tools.• Step four: ENJOY