Details about the ELP can be found on the ELP section of this blog. A print version will be made available when all of the corrections are completed so stay tuned.
As for last week we started our exploration of Scratch. A program provided by MIT. I have created a slide presentation and a video covering our first introduction to the program.
The learning objectives for that lesson were as follows:
- Students will be able to explain some basic vocablulary of Scratch:
- Psuedocode
- Blocks Palette
- Sprite
- Costume
- Stage
- Dimensions of stage
- Background
- Blocks
- Paint editor
- Import
- Paint
- Loop
- Students will be able to use Motion blocks to move their sprite along the x and y axis, and be able to determine its position within the GUI of Scratch.
- Students will be able to use Control blocks to develop key pressed events, and loops.
- Students will be able to paint or import a background to the stage.
- Students will be able to paint of import a costume on a sprite.
- Students will be able to add sound to their sprite or program.
This video tutorial reviews some of the shared methods we learned as a class.