1. Engaging Digital Age Learners through Curriculum-based Scratch Projects Youwen Ouyang, Computer Science, Cal State San Marcos Katherine Hayden, Education Technology, Cal State San Marcos Jamie Hagen-Holt, Vista Magnet Middle School

2. What Is Scratch? Developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at MIT Media Lab. A visual programming environment for young people to create and share ◦Interactive stories ◦Animations ◦Games ◦Music ◦Art http://scratch.mit.edu/

3. Who Uses Scratch? http://stats.scratch.mit.edu/community/

4. Sample Projects http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/42877 http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/83554 http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/15003 http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/54584

5. Scratch an Element http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/93095 http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/116191

6. Guided Practice

8. Sample Scratch Projects

9. Strategies for Classroom Projects It’s okay to be a newb ◦Let the students be the experts! Have a plan. Storyboard beforehand. ◦It’s hard to program on the fly. Be patient ◦Creativity takes time Use Scratch tutorial cardstutorial cards ◦And the Getting Started GuideGetting Started Guide Remix ◦Download projects to see scripts, then add more Sharing is Caring ◦Let others know about your project

10. Design a Scratch Project Work in pairs or groups of 3 to brainstorm ideas on how you could use Scratch in your own class Go to http://iquest-csusm.wikispaces.comhttp://iquest-csusm.wikispaces.com ◦Find your page on the right ◦Click “edit” ◦Provide the following:  Teacher name/s  School  Subject  Grade  Concept / Standard  Lesson Overview ◦Save early & often!

11. Resources beyond the Workshop Scratch website ◦http://scratch.mit.edu/http://scratch.mit.edu/ Scratch Edu ◦http://scratched.media.mit.edu/http://scratched.media.mit.edu/ Email ◦iquest@csusm.eduiquest@csusm.edu Follow us on Twitter ◦@iQuest_csusm Check the wiki for updates on lessons ◦http://iquest-csusm.wikispaces.comhttp://iquest-csusm.wikispaces.com