This presentation was made at the Hudson Valley NYSCATE Conference on March 1, 2014.

1. Introduction
Coding & Computational
Thinking
Scratch Basics
Creating &
Coding with
Scratch 2.0
Projects
NYSCATE Hudson Valley
Conference
Sharing
March 1, 2014
Resources
Karen Vitek
Computer Science Teacher
Spackenkill High School
Poughkeepsie, NY

2. Introduction
Contact
Information
karen.vitek@spackenkillschools.org
Teacher Web Page
Traveling the Technosphere
Currently teaching Programming 1 and 2.
Scratch 2.0 is used in the Programming
1 course.

3. Coding & Computational
Thinking
Why
coding?
Maria Klawe
President, Harvey Mudd College
“Coding is today’s language of creativity. All our children deserve a chance to become creators instead
consumers of computer science.”
Bill Gates
Chairman, Microsoft
“Learning to write programs stretches your mind, and helps you think better, creates a way of thinking
about things that I think is helpful in all domains.“
Mitchel Resnick
LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research and head of the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT
Media Lab
“In the process of learning to code, people learn many other things. They are not just learning to code,

4. Coding & Computational
Thinking
Coding
information
code.org: Code Stars
Hour of Code
Learn to Code, Code to Learn
edSurge - Teaching Kids to Code

5. Scratch Basics
• Scratch 2.0 Overview Video
Getting Started
with Scratch
ipsum
• Creative Computing Online Workshop
• Scratch Website
• Create an Account
• Offline Scratch 2.0 Editor
• Scratch Video Tutorials
• Getting Started Guide
• Scratch Cards

6. Lorem ipsum
Scratch Cards
Change Color
Move to a Beat
Say Something
Follow the Mouse
Interactive Whirl

7. Scratch Basics
Change
Color
Lorem ipsum
Back
Next

8. Scratch Basics
Back
Move to a
Beat
Next

9. Scratch Basics
Back
Say
Something
Next

10. Scratch Basics
Back
Follow the
Mouse
Next

11. Scratch Basics
Back
Interactive Whirl
Next

12. Scratch Basics
Back
Animate It
Next

13. Scratch Basics
Back
Moving Animation
Next

14. Scratch Basics
Back
Keep
Score
Next

15. Scratch Basics
User Interface
Tips: Menu & Panel
Step by Step Intro
How to:
• Effects
• Animation
• Games
• Stories
• Music
Blocks
Nuts
and Bolts

16. Scratch Basics
• Backpack
• Sprite Information
• Costumes & Paint Editor
• Sound Editor
• Freesound
• SoundBible
• Musopen
• ccMixter
• Clipaudio ETC
• AudioSauna
Create
More

17. Projects
Project 1
10 Blocks
Think: What can you create with only 10 Scratch blocks? How creative
can you be when you can only use 10 different blocks?
Background: In this activity you will only be uses these 10 blocks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyWF2Y_D_Uc

18. Projects
Debug-its
Project 2
Think: How can you troubleshoot a program when it doesn't work the way you
want it to? Can you debug a Scratch program?
Background: Debugging is an important skill to learn for any coding project. In
this activity, you will investigate what is going awry and find a solution.
•Debug-it 1 When the green flag is clicked, both Gobo and Scratch Cat should start
dancing. But only Scratch Cat starts dancing! How do we fix the program?
•Debug-it 2 In this project, when the green flag is clicked, the Scratch Cat should
start on the left side of the stage, say something about being on the left side, glide
to the right side of the stage, and say something about being on the right side. It
works the first time the green flag is clicked, but not again. How do we fix the
program?
•Debug-it 3 The Scratch Cat should do a flip when the space key is pressed. But

19. Sharing
Scratch Sharing
• Project Page
• Studios
• Remixing Projects

20. Resources
Scratch
Resources
• ScratchEd
• Scratch Jr.
• Makey Makey
• Picoboard
• Lego WeDo
• Tynker
• iPad Apps for Coding

21. Resources
“Ultimately, what is needed is a shift
in mindsets, so that people begin to
see coding not only as a pathway to
good jobs, but as a new form of
expression and a new context for
learning.”
-Mitchel Resnick

22. Resources
Thank
You
*This presentation can be found on
Slideshare and at
www.karenvitek.com