Second day of 8th grade Technology/Design class, Move Project Day I

Today the students got to use the Scratch program!  I demonstrated the use of the various tools in Scratch by projecting the steps on the wall.  After I gave the demo the students tested them out on their own computers.  We focused on the words "interface, programming, programs, sprite and background" because I want them to describe what they are doing with clear terms, and not use "thing or stuff".  In addition, they drew their own sprites and backgrounds, and programmed their sprites to move around.  Below you can see some of the projects from today.

Move Sprite project, 8th grader, August 14th

Move Sprite project

Sprite and background drawing, 8th grader, August 14th

Move Sprite project
Sprite and background drawing, 8th grader, August 14th

Move Sprite project
Sprite and background drawing, 8th grader, August 14th

In total I taught two classes today, one class with a projector and another one without a projector.  It is by far easier to teach a programming class with a projector where everyone can see at the same time how to use the interface.  It was good to have both experiences BUT projector is the way to go for me.

There is still more to do to complete this project!  I will post the completed projects when they are ready.