Scratch and our 21 st century literacy class

1. Scratch and our 21st century literacy class SILVER LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL KINGSTON, MA http://bricksbotsandbeyond.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/andresmh-scratchoverview7161.jpg

2. Scratch on my mind • Excited about the possibilities • Firm belief of the power of technology and games in education • Uneasy about my Scratch skill set • Desire to use what I learned through the kind guidance and instruction received at MIT

3. Opportunity came knocking – 21st century literacy class • 8th grade • Students who scored in the lower third of MCAS ELA • Opportunity to write curriculum • Technology and 21st century skills wrapped around reading and writing • Students take ELA and 21st century literacy • Co-create and co-teach http://farm1.staticflickr.com/23/41271720_7bea7fac65.jpg

4. Scratch – fulfilling 21st skills • Creating media • Communicating • Problem solving • Collaborating H T http://isb21.wikispaces.com/file/view/21stnewlogo_2.jpg/33112135/21stnewlogo_2.jpg

5. The Fit • Curriculum units - future of story and gaming in education http://www.coopersafety.com/Atlas-Fit-300-Gloves-Black-12-Pairs.jpeg?id=1127&W=600&H=600

6. Intro. To Scratch Day One – watch Intro to Scratch video http://vimeo.com/29457909 Handed out scratch cards and the students played with scratch

7. Documentation

8. Resourcehttp://www.smsn.vic.edu.au/ictguy/wp-content/podcasts/Scratch_Guide.pdfResourcehttp://www.smsn.vic.edu.au/ictguy/wp-content/podcasts/Scratch_Guide.pdf

9. Lessonshttp://learnscratch.org/resources/lesson-plans

10. Videoshttp://learnscratch.org/resources/lesson-plans

11. http://learnscratch.org/video-courses/scratch-3

12. The Joke

13. http://learnscratch.org/sc3-u1/sc3-l1

14. Assignment Checklist ____ Use at least two sprites ____ Use a background/stage ____ Create a conversation between your two sprites in which they say at least three sentences each ____ Use effective timing * Use sprites and stages/backgrounds found in Scratch

15. Creating games • Today you will be exploring using scratch to design online games. For yourproject, which you will plan out and design on Tuesday and Wednesday youwill create either a story or a game. The story or game must be eithereducational or episode 5 of Inanimate Alice. For educational projects youcan choose your topic tied to something you have learned in school thisyear. Some of Tuesday will be spend gathering information about yourtopic.Play the games listed below and then explore the scratch website forawhile. If you find a game or story that you would like to createsomething similar to, you can download it and use the script to remix and edit itfor your project.Renaissance - The review gamehttp://scratch.mit.edu/projects/antman76/463154Social Studies Flash Cardshttp://scratch.mit.edu/projects/Scratcher456/1626679

16. Preparing for the game creation • Create 12 questions and answers to be used for your Scratch game or Scratch story. Use 8th grade curriculum. • Worksheet with 12 questions and answers to be filled in • Used Creative Computing Curriculum – “Sketches of my final project for plan

17. Creating the games/stories • Used sketches and supporting help guides – visual guide, cards, reference guides, teachers and fellow students to create games – 3 days on computers • At the end of each period had a Scratch stroll – to watch games and learn from each other • Uploaded games to Mrs. Ronan’s scratch account http://scratch.mit.edu/users/kronan

18. Plan for this year • Devote more days • Incorporate Greek Myths choose your adventure project into Scratch • More sharing of projects • Take a breath – students love it and together we can figure it out