What is Scratch?Scratch is a free visual programming language that can be used for a variety of tasks (see list below). Scratch was designed to be a "stepping stone" for students and educators to "get their feet wet" in programming. Scratch is an augmentation of coding; Scratch makes coding free of hassle to novice programmers. By removing the difficulty of programming, Scratch can draw in interest from those who would otherwise be immediately turned away. "Scratch is a visual programming environment that allows users (primarily ages 8 to 16) to learn computer programming while working on personally meaningful projects such as animated stories and games. A key design goal of Scratch is to support self-directed learning through tinkering and collaboration with peers." Maloney, J., Resnick, M., Rusk, N., Silverman, B., & Eastmond, E. (2010). The scratchprogramming language and environment. TOCE ACM Transactions on Computing Education Trans. Comput. Educ., 10(4), 115. What can Scratch be used for?
Why Scratch?
Types of blocks in ScratchWhat makes Scratch easy to use?
Steps for getting started in Scratch
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