Scratch

Scratch, developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab, is a programming language created for children ages 8 and up. After working with 4th graders for the past few weeks, I’ve decided that children’s brains are much more capable of learning Scratch than mine is! However, after watching the collaboration and problem-solving that occurs when students use this program, I know Scratch is worth teaching. So, I have to try to stay a step ahead. Look on the Web 2.0 page to find links to some very helpful Scratch sites.

Here are some photos taken at the MIT Media Lab when I attended an Introduction to Scratch workshop last July.                                                                  

Lego Scratch Cat

Mitch ResnickLifelong Kindergarten Group

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