Teaching Scratch Programming…from Scratch
John Nunez
- Are
- you
- ready
- to
- introduce
- young
- learners
- to
- the
- world
- of
- programming?
- "Teaching
- Scratch
- Programming…from
- Scratch"
- by
- John
- Nunez
- is
- the
- perfect
- guide
- for
- educators,
- parents,
- and
- students
- eager
- to
- explore
- coding
- with
- Scratch,
- a
- fun
- and
- interactive
- block-based
- visual
- programming
- language
- designed
- by
- the
- MIT
- Media
- Lab.This
- comprehensive
- ebook
- breaks
- down
- the
- essentials
- of
- Scratch
- in
- a
- step-by-step
- manner,
- making
- it
- accessible
- for
- beginners
- of
- all
- ages.
- Through
- engaging
- lessons
- and
- hands-on
- projects,
- learners
- will
- develop
- problem-solving
- skills
- and
- unleash
- their
- creativity,
- all
- while
- building
- a
- strong
- foundation
- in
- programming
- concepts
- such
- as
- loops,
- conditionals,
- variables,
- and
- event
- handling.What
- you'll
- find
- inside:Module
- 1:
- Introduction
- to
- Scratch
- –
- Learn
- the
- basics
- of
- Scratch,
- how
- to
- set
- up
- your
- account,
- explore
- the
- interface,
- and
- start
- creating
- your
- first
- project.Module
- 2:
- Basic
- Concepts
- and
- First
- Project
- –
- Dive
- into
- sprites,
- the
- core
- elements
- in
- Scratch,
- and
- learn
- how
- to
- customize,
- move,
- and
- animate
- them.Module
- 3:
- Working
- with
- Motion
- and
- Looks
- –
- Get
- your
- sprites
- moving!
- This
- module
- covers
- motion
- blocks,
- gliding,
- and
- using
- coordinates
- to
- position
- your
- sprites,
- along
- with
- customizing
- their
- appearance.Module
- 4:
- Introducing
- Loops
- and
- Control
- –
- Master
- the
- logic
- of
- programming
- by
- implementing
- loops
- and
- control
- structures
- in
- Scratch,
- bringing
- more
- complex
- behaviors
- to
- your
- projects.Module
- 5:
- Sensing
- and
- Variables
- –
- Make
- your
- projects
- interactive
- by
- using
- sensing
- blocks
- and
- learn
- how
- to
- track
- scores
- and
- levels
- with
- variables.Module
- 6:
- Advanced
- Projects
- –
- Take
- your
- Scratch
- skills
- to
- the
- next
- level
- by
- creating
- more
- sophisticated
- projects,
- including
- story-based
- games
- and
- multi-level
- challenges
- with
- timers.Module
- 7:
- Sharing
- and
- Remixing
- Projects
- –
- Learn
- how
- to
- collaborate
- with
- others,
- share
- your
- projects
- online,
- and
- remix
- existing
- projects
- to
- foster
- a
- deeper
- understanding
- of
- programming.Module
- 8:
- Capstone
- Project
- –
- Build
- your
- own
- project
- from
- scratch,
- applying
- everything
- you've
- learned,
- from
- brainstorming
- ideas
- to
- presenting
- and
- refining
- your
- project.Each
- module
- is
- packed
- with
- exercises
- and
- projects
- that
- reinforce
- key
- concepts
- and
- encourage
- learners
- to
- experiment,
- create,
- and
- collaborate.Scratch
- is
- more
- than
- just
- a
- tool
- for
- learning
- to
- code;
- it's
- a
- platform
- that
- nurtures
- creativity,
- collaboration,
- and
- critical
- thinking.
- This
- ebook
- makes
- learning
- to
- code
- fun
- and
- easy,
- helping
- young
- programmers
- develop
- essential
- 21st-century
- skills
- that
- will
- set
- them
- up
- for
- future
- success.Whether
- you're
- an
- educator
- looking
- for
- a
- curriculum
- to
- introduce
- Scratch
- in
- the
- classroom
- or
- a
- parent
- guiding
- your
- child
- through
- their
- first
- programming
- adventure,
- "Teaching
- Scratch
- Programming…from
- Scratch"
- is
- the
- perfect
- companion
- for
- every
- step
- of
- the
- journey.Order
- now
- and
- start
- teaching
- Scratch
- with confidence!
