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Scratch and Curriculum

Melanie Sowa

Created on May 28, 2024

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Coding through Core Curriculum with Scratch

Presented by: Melanie Sowa-LiTechnology TeacherCox Intermediate, Conroe ISD

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Topics

What Is Scratch?

Account Setup

Chase Game

Mix It Up

Scratch Resources

Add-ons

Lesson Gallery Walk

Contact

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What is Scratch?

Scratch.mit.edu is an online platform developed by the MIT Media Lab that allows users to create, share, and explore interactive stories, games, and animations using a visual programming language.

  • Helps students develop problem-solving skills and understand the basics of programming.
  • Provides a creative outlet for students to design and build their own projects & fostering innovation.
  • Enables students to work together, share projects, and learn from each other in an online community.
  • Can be used to create projects related to math, science, language arts, and social studies, making learning more engaging.
  • The user-friendly, block-based interface is suitable for a wide range of ages and skill levels, promoting inclusivity in coding education.

Educational Benefits

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Account Set Up

You will want to familiarize yourself with your districts rules for student account creation

Create a Class & Studios

Create a Teacher Account

Create your classes and studios (assignments)

Get started with your own account.

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Create Student Accounts

Account-less Options

Create student accounts specific for your class.

District doesn't allow student accounts for Scratch? No problem!

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Make a Chase Game

Go to the Tutorial

Follow the directions to create your game

How could you modify it so that you lose points for chasing the wrong item?

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Mix it Up!

Think of content where you sort things into groups. How could you use this game as a template for reinforcing that content? Don't forget, you can share the template with your students so they can create the games!

Helpful Hint

You can use "costumes" to change the sprites based on a trigger. So if I want to have different animals, words, numnbers, I can have those as costumes for the sprite. Check out this place value game to see costume changes in action! Click the "See Inside" button to explore how the game was created. Also, you can share, remix, and reuse individual parts of a project using the backpack.

Tech Integration Ideas Studio

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Scratch Resources

Creative Computing Curriculum

Scratch Tutorials

Coding Cards

Educator's Guide

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Extensions

  • Musical Instruments
  • Pen
  • Video Sensing
  • Text to Speech
  • Translate
  • Makey Makey
  • Micro:bit**
  • Lego Mindstorm
  • Lego Boost
  • Lego WeDo
  • Go Direct Force & Acceleration

**I have not been able to get Micro:bit to pair for Scratch. If you have, please share your secrets!

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Gallery Walk Projects

Here are links to the projects displayed in the galley walk

Sci. Volcano Vocabulary

Math Problem How To

RELA Present a debate

Interactive Poster

Math Fraction Generator

RELA Animate a Story

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Sci Phases of the Moon

RELA Poetry Generator

Sci. Interactive Layers of the Earth

Soc. Stu. Guided Tour

Interactive Book

Music Interactive Sheet Music

Soc. Stu. Animate a Name Bio

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Thank you for coming!

To reach me: email: melanie.sowa@gmail.com : @MsSowaLi

Scratch without and account

You can still use Scratch, even if your district doesn't allow student logins. Students can download and upload their projects from their Google/One Drives as needed.

Scratch Classes

Scratch Studios

Create Scratch classes to help organize your students. Each student login can only be in one class and you cannot add co-teachers to a class

Think of Studios as assignmentsStudents will need to share their project to the studio for you to see it. You can also use a studio to put in an example project that students can "remix" for their project

Student Accounts

Teacher Created Individual Accounts

  • To create logins en masse, I recommend using my login generator. Just copy and paste your roster into the columns and create a "class tag" to individualize the username.
    • Scratch Login Generator
  • Import Template- Download as CSV
  • Tell students not to change the password.
Teacher Created Group Accounts (shared device, one login per group)
  • Can upload with CSV or individually
  • Accounts can be reused by different groups if needed
  • Example: SowaBlue; SowaRed; LeedsBlue; LeedsRed​

Students Create Accounts (Use with Caution)

  • Scratch generates a link to share with your students
  • Students create their own account. Student accounts can only be in one class so they can't use this account for another class.***