by Christopher Dawson
View this gallery of screenshots from Scratch application (MIT Labs).
Students drag and drop bits of code into a scripting area; they can modify certain parameters of many of the functions.
These functions all control script execution (loops, if-then statements, etc.)
Students can choose from countless built-in sprites or they can make their own.
If you’ve ever used paint, this will look very familiar.
Students were asked to have their sprite move up and down the stairs.
Students could get very sophisticated or take a simpler approach, depending on their level of interest and aptitude.
Some students just couldn’t resist making it a video game
