Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Agenda #2 - Introduction to Scratch Programming/First Mini Project

Objective: The student will follow a Scratch Tutorial to learn the Basics of designing a scratch project. Also, S/he will reflect in the design journal and discuss writing prompt #1.

1. Open your Browser, Google Drive, Class Agenda2 and  Scratch site.

2. Ms. Norton will share examples and steps needed to create your first mini-project. Now you will start your first Scratch Mini-Project. Select the Create tab(note save name below), next select the Tips tab at the top of the window, under the heading Getting Started choose the Step by Step intro.
*Watch this video first to get started.
       • Save as: introfirstfullnamelastinitialsection
When all steps are finished in the Getting Started Introduction section of the Tips proceed to the Explore tab on the Home screen of Scratch. Enjoy exploring other projects!(if time permits)

3. Set up the: Tips & Final Project Links document in Google Drive
Make a copy and name it: lastfullname first initial sectionTips & Final Project Links...

Please Note: Students who do not have a personal email account attached to their Scratch account and used their Natick email instead, you must complete each mini-project in Scratch first, save, download to the local computer, then upload to your Google Drive folder you are sharing with Ms. Norton.

HW: Respond to Prompt #2 - What is Designed-Based Learning?