Scratch and Stories

Scratch Junior

Scratch Junior is aimed at children between the ages of 5 and 7.

 

Scratch Junior from Victoria Falla on Vimeo.

Scratch

Scratch provides visual blocks, such as motion, looks, sound, pen, control and operators. Below is a small video demonstation made by a Yr7 student.

Year 7 – Pen Art

Getting started…

A basic demonstration of how ICT can be used in the classroom for younger children.

Instead of writing program codes, Scratch users create  programs by dragging and stacking  building blocks. Scratch enables the user to create media-rich content more easily. It does this by merging graphics, animation and audio. Scratch also helps the user to  focus on a variety of different skill sets,  from  programming languages to higher-order thinking skills such as problem-solving; this in turn helps with creative thinking and logical reasoning. Furthermore, the Scratch programme stimulates students to come up with creative solutions through play.

This is an example of how scratch is used in a Year 7 lesson

                  

 

                 

 

        

The video demonstation below brings this step-by-step process to life.

 

(For a full demonstration see ‘Pages‘ below)