Attending a Live Webinar

A few weeks ago I attended the webinar "Getting Creative with SCRATCH". Scratch is a free web-based coding program that allows students to create animations from scratch. It also has the option to download the app to your computer. While this option is nice, there are fewer options available. The webinar's presenters were Douglas Kiang and Samantha Morra. Since I have used Scratch before, the discussion about the platform itself was pretty much review. What I love about Scratch, and something they mentioned too, is that it's pretty addicting. Kids love it! My students used this program to create animations of a scene from the novels we read this year. It took them a little bit to figure out, but with the help of the tips that are located on the right hand side of the screen, they were able to really create some awesome products! I have to say that I really enjoyed the entire show, and it's something that I could use snippets of to show my students how to use the program.