MS 135
MS – Scratch Demos
May 10th
After the Scratch projects are published and posted to your blogs, we will be presenting them.
MS – Scratch Project – Final Steps
May 7th
1. Share your project…
…to the “Scratch server” @ http://scratch.mit.edu
2. Log into…
… http://scratch.mit.edu and navigate to your project “My Stuff”
3. Copy the “link code”
4. Create a new blog post
5. Click on the “HTML” tab…
…and paste the “link code”
6. Add an appropriate…
…Title/Description/Tags, and Categorize it under Assignments
MS – Scratch Project Requirements
May 3rd
As you are finishing
Refine your project and play around with adding extra functionality and interactions.
You will upload your project to the Scratch server. I will put the details on the board.
After your project is uploaded to the Scratch server, you will embed the interactive game into your blog.
MS – Scratch Tutorials & Project
Apr 26th
When you are Finished…
…with the Scratch tutorials, use Inkscape to begin creating a character that you will use in the upcoming Inkscape project.
Example Scratch Characters
Check out the printout in the front of the room for some examples.
MS – Scratch Tutorials (continued)
Apr 21st
Finish Tutorials
Students will continue working through the “Scratch programming tutorials” that they started on Wednesday. Students should be reminded to save each tutorial into the corresponding “Lesson” folder in the “Y:\” network drive.
The 6th graders were not here on Wednesday, so they should be instructed to sit next to someone for assistance.
- Lesson 1
- Part 1: Start Moving
- Part 2: Add a Sound
- Part 3: Start a Dance
- Lesson 2
- Part 1: Again and Again
- Part 2: The Green Flag
- Lesson 3
- Part 1: Change Color
- Part 2: Pressing Keys
- Lesson 4
- Create a Sprite
- Lesson 5
- Speaking
- Lesson 6
- Image Effects
- Lesson 7
- Add Audio
- Lesson 8
- Animation
When Finished
Students can look up and interact with Scratch projects created from people/students around the world:
MS – Scratch Tutorials
Apr 21st
Today we are beginning a new unit on…
…VIDEO GAMES
The goal of this unit is to get you thinking about video games, your usage of video games, and the effect(s) video games have on you. We will also be learning how to do some simple programming of video games using the program…
…Scratch
Tutorials to start on
Each tutorial will be saved into the Y:\ drive into folders that correspond with each Lesson (i.e. Lesson 1, Lesson 2, etc.)
Include your name in the filename when saving your project into each folder.
We will do the first couple tutorials together.
Fairy Tale Podcasts
Apr 21st
MS – Fairy Tale Project “wind down”
Apr 19th
Great job on all your hard work in putting together the Audacity Fairy Tale Project recordings! We will end this project by posting your audio clips to your blogs (everyone in each group will post their group’s .mp3) We will also be listening to each other’s recordings in class. But first, let’s start by completing a survey to reflect on the project and your team.
Rate Your Group Members
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dG95WFIweFZGdEhCSk1sV09kQUF2dUE6MQ
Blog Post
- Fairy Tale Project – [name of fairy tale]
- Upload/insert a link to your group’s .mp3 file
- Answer the following question:
- How does creating and editing your own sound recording affect your views on music piracy?
- Add the blog post to the “Assignments” category.
- Tag your post with appropriate tags.
Listen to Projects
MS – Audacity Projects Due Today!
Apr 15th
Finalize your projects by listening and editing your audio.
Keep in mind:
- volume
- timing
- pacing
- clarity
- no dead space
- utilize sound effects/bg music
The final file will be mixed down/exported as .mp3 format.