Creative Teaching with

Tom DaccordDouglas Kiang

Today’s Agenda

• An introduction to Scratch

• Sample animations

• Design your own animation

• Reach the Beach Turtle Challenge

• Collaborative Sprite Design

• Reflections and brainstorming

Goals

• Get hands-on experience with Scratch

• Develop common familiarity as a basis for discussion

• Explore, Create, and Share

• Have fun!

• Free “media-rich programming environment”

• Fosters creativity and computational thinking

• Hands-on, active learning

Scratch’s goal is to help students develop into creative thinkers.

Move from consumers to producers of content: “Prosumers”

“Patterners” vs “Designers”

What Does it Mean to Create?

Reinvent

Reimagine

Revision

Mashups

An unexpected combination of media using editing tools

Mashups

An unexpected combination of media using editing tools

Scratch is inspired by the idea of the mashup

Shining Recut trailer (YouTube)

Where Can I Find Examples?

• Scratch comes with many built-in demos

• LOTS of examples at scratch.mit.edu

• learnscratch.org

• Classroom 2.0

Where Can I Ask Questions?

• scratch.mit.edu Forums

• Classroom 2.0

• Twitter #scratch

• Facebook Scratch Group

Why interactivity?

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We live in a participation culture. Technology is not transformative. Teaching and pedagogies are transformative. Technology is just a means to that end. We've got to challenge our kids to think outside the box, to celebrate unique thinking and unexpected results.

- Ewan McIntosh, Keynote SpeakerBuilding Learning CommunitiesJuly 2008

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of Scratch for

Windows or Mac.

Scratch Design Studio

Our Planet

Create an

animated story

about the

environment.

Make your voice

and ideas heard about what is

happening to our planet and what

we can do to care for it. Your

project might just change the

world!

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Scripts

Scripts

• “Programs” or algorithms

• Combine blocks to string instructions together

• Blocks will only fit where they are syntactically correct

• Can be attached to the Stage or to Sprites

Sprites

Sprites

• Can have their own scripts

• Can be exported into other programs

• Function like objects in Java or C++

Activity 1

• Create an animation using the letters in your first name (or nickname)

• Use the Sprites in the galleries or draw your own!

• Extra: Figure out how to add sound

• Drop your name in the

Web 2.0 Features

• Comments, questions

• Attribution

• Favorites

21st Century Skillls

• Information and Communication Skills

• Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills

• Interpersonal and Self-Directional Skills

Reach the Beach

• Introductory activity

• Create code given specific parameters

• Many ways to solve the problem

• Object: Reach the water while avoiding the obstacles

• Four options standing for different input/output conditions

Dragons and Butterflies

• Collaborative activity

• Create a sprite given specific parameters

• Many ways to express creativity

• Each team creates a component of final product

• Create a sprite that satisfies the specifications given

• Upload your sprite into the network folder

• Combine all of the sprites into a playable game

How do our kids create?

Customize their desktop

How do our kids create?

Customize their desktop

Customize their workflow

How do our kids create?

Customize their study

Multiple representations

Unexpected combinations

Unexpected results

How do our kids create?

Challenge: Show a molecular reaction

Must have motion

Must have sound

You must build it!

Tips

• Provide specific parameters

• Provide resources

• Don’t give step-by-step instructions

• Build in opportunities to share in class

• Provide (or build together) assessment rubric

Hold on!

• Addictive!

• Tempting games on Scratch site

• Comments are a mixed bag

• Desire vs. Reality

Caveats

Storytelling Using Scratch

Attribute 1 - Exceptional2 - High

achievement 3 - Achieved4 - Experiencing

difficulty

Structure

Story has a beginning, middle and end with supporting detail and confident sequencing.

Story has a beginning, middle and end with

supporting detail.

Story demonstrates a beginning, middle and

end.Lack of structure

CharacterAt least three characters are included, each with a distinct personality that is developed

through what they say and do.

At least three characters are included with confident character development.

At least three characters are included with some character

development.

Little character development

Language features

Three or more examples of different language features such as alliteration, simile,

onomatopoeia, metaphor or personification.

Two examples of different language features such as

alliteration, simile, onomatopoeia, metaphor or

personification.

More than one example of alliteration, simile or

onomatopoeia. At least one example of metaphor or

personification.

One or no examples of alliteration, simile or

onomatopoeia. No examples of metaphor or personification.

VocabularyWide and appropriate use of

vocabulary beyond expectations for age level.

Some use of vocabulary beyond expectations for age

level.

Use of vocabulary appropriate for age level.

Very simple use of vocabulary – under expectation for age-

level.

GraphicsUsed graphics from Scratch

library with creative, confident and original editing or creating

of original graphics.

Used graphics from Scratch library with confident editing or creating original graphics.

Used graphics from Scratch library with editing to make

more appropriate for recount or created simple original

graphics.

Used graphics from Scratch library with little or limited

attempt at editing or creating original graphics.

Student will tell a story related to camp

Flickr Assignment rubric

Darren Kuropatwa, http://adifference.blogspot.com/2006/12/flickr-assignment-rubric-in-progress.html

Whose vision?

vision

Whose vision?

visionYour

Whose vision?

Their vision

Different Approaches

• Solve a challenge given design parameters

• Create a show or tell a story

Critical Thinking

• What do you do if you get stuck?

• How do you get unstuck?

Scratch Cards

learnscratch.org

Scratch Wiki

How can we effectively balance skills and content?

What skills have we learned?