I was invited to help a couple of first grade classes with Hour of Code activities last week, and thought that we would try using Scratch Jr. I had a different lesson planned for our Friday morning (“Can I Make the Sun Set?”) – but then it snowed in San Antonio Thursday night. For those … Continue reading Make it Snow in the Classroom with Scratch Jr.
When participating in Hour of Code in our GT classroom this week, the 2nd graders were introduced to the free Scratch Jr. app on our iPads (also available on Android and on the Chrome Web Store ). Before we started exploring the app, I thought it would be good for them to learn a little … Continue reading Scratch Jr., BrainPop, and PBS
Last week, I encouraged you to participate in this year’s Hour of Code. I know that guiding a classroom of students through an hour of programming can sound intimidating, particularly if you aren’t experienced in it yourself. The secret is to do as I have – admit to yourself that you know nothing and your students … Continue reading Scratch Jr. Tutorials for Primary Students
International Dot Day is just a week away (9/15/14!) and I wanted to share with you this great project I saw posted by Louise Morgan last year. It is a collection of Dot Day projects from all over the world presented in Scratch. (If you are unfamiliar with Scratch, the free programming site from M.I.T., … Continue reading Scratch + Dot Day = Global Learning
UPDATE 11/13/14: Here is a link to a post about Scratch Jr tutorials for primary students that you might find helpful. I have been eagerly waiting the release of the ScratchJr app for the iPad this summer. It became available on Tuesday, and I spent part of Wednesday playing around with it. ScratchJr is a free … Continue reading ScratchJr
Yesterday I mentioned the free online course being offered by Mitch Resnick and his colleagues at the M.I.T. Media Lab called, “Learning Creative Learning.” It starts today, so check out my post if you are interested – no registration required! Mitch Resnick, of course, is one of the creators of Scratch, a great (and also … Continue reading Scratch Your Itch to Learn Programming
