Scratch Workshop Ideas
Idea
Scratch Galleries and Projects to Visit
Greeting
Cards in
Scratch
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/40864 (thank you notes)
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/4306 (Valentines cards)
Search the Scratch site using the phrase greeting card for lots
more examples.
Anime with
Scratch
Words with
Scratch
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/4360
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/emily3678/17318
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/pieclip/42388
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/ms_program/32795
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/ganov/23747
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/97Castle/310738
Preparing and Leading Your Workshop
Get Started:
1. Explore the projects in the gallery and find a couple that you
really like.
2. Make sure you’re logged in and download the ones you like
and review the scripts.
3. Work one project at a time and select something to remix - a
movement, costume or sound script, the background or color
scheme
4. Document the work you do to use as an outline
How Does
Your Garden
Grow?
Manga in
Scratch
Create and
animate
characters
Search the scratch site using the word garden or flower to
come up with a lots of example projects.
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/chalkmarrow/39009
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/26194
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/26194
5. Make the revision(s) and save the project under a new name.
6. Add to the project notes and describe what you changed and
talk about why
7. Share it with the gallery you downloaded it from.
Check out the gallery from the Manga Museum in Tokyo for
some awesome examples. Also search manga on the
Scratch site for many, many more examples.
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/34142
8. Repeat for as many projects /galleries as you think you'd like to
use in your workshops
When you are ready to teach:
Stories in
Scratch:
Fables, myths
and more
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/37347
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/31927
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/7898
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/37515
Explore
Music with
Scratch
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/17047
Haiku with
Scratch
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/26393
4. Lead them through one of your remixed projects (10 minutes)
Virtual Pets
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/3463
5. Have students work on new project on chosen theme or remix
(30 minutes)
Arcade
Games in
Scratch
1. Introduce the Scratch website to your students and have them
create user accounts (10 minutes)
2. Guide them to your selected gallery and encourage them to
explore projects of interest (15 minutes)
3. Have students download a project they like (10 minutes)
6. Have students share new or remixed projects back to gallery,
or create new gallery (10 min)
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/23786
http://scratch.mit.edu/galleries/view/599
7. Encourage students to write reviews and comments of one
each other's projects
This document was created to encourage and support the use of Scratch in libraries as part of Media MashUp, an IMLS-funded
Nation of Leaders Demonstration Grant. Questions about this document can be directed to Project Manager Jennifer Nelson at
jrnelson@hclib.org or 952-847-8664.
Media MashUp is supported in part by a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Any views, findings, conclusions
ore recommendations expressed in this document do not necessarily represent those of the Institute for Museum and Library
Services.