COMPUTER

• Scratch - is a tool that brings stories to life
• 3 things you can do in Scratch

  Interactive Stories

  Simulations

  Games
• DOWNLOADING and INSTALLING SCRATCH APPLICATION

  A) web browser

  B) http://scratch.mit.edu/download

  C) address bar

  D) Enter

  
• DOWNLOADING and INSTALLING SCRATCH APPLICATION

  A) webpage

  B) program installer

  C) operating system

  D) 2

  
• DOWNLOADING and INSTALLING SCRATCH APPLICATION

  A) 3

  B) downloading

  C) downloads

  
• DOWNLOADING and INSTALLING SCRATCH APPLICATION

  A) Double-click

  B) Open File window

  C) Run

  
• This application is designed to let the users enjoy programming.

  • both offline and online
  • drag and drop approach
  • friendly environment
• Scratch was developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab in the year 2006.
• TURNTABLISM APPLICATION - 1 st software title of Scratch
• Disc Jockeys (DJ)
• Turntablism = Scratching
• Opening the Scratch Application

  A) Start

  B) All Programs

  C) Scratch folder

  D) Scratch.exe

  
• Scratch is developed by Lifelong Kindergarten Group in 2005 and created by Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2006.
• Parts of Scratch

  A) Language

  B) Save

  C) Share

  D) Blocks Palette

  E) Sprite Rotation Style

  F) Current Sprite Info

  G) Tabs

  H) Scripts Area

  I) Toolbar

  J) View Mode

  K) Presentation Mode

  L) Green Flag

  M) Stop Sign

  N) Stage

  O) New Sprite Button

  P) Mouse X and Y Display

  Q) Sprite List

  
• Language – used to edit the language of your preference.
• Save – enables you to save your project.
• Share – enables you to share your project.
• Blocks Palette – for programming your sprite.
• Sprite Rotation Style – enables you to rotate or flip your sprite.
• Current Sprite Info – this is where you can see your current sprite’s info.
• Tabs – this is where you select if you’re going to add/edit script, costume or sound.
• Scripts Area – this is where you drag your blocks and put them together into scripts.
• Toolbar – enables you to edit your sprite.
• View Mode – enable you to change your stage view into large or small.
• Presentation Mode – enables you to show your project in full screen.
• Green Flag – one way to start your scripts.
• Stop sign – stops all scripts.
• Stage – this is where you can preview your sprites’ movements.
• New Sprite Buttons – enables you to add new sprites or objects to your project.
• Mouse X and Y Display – shows the location of your mouse cursor.
• Sprite List – shows your stage and all of your sprites wherein you can edit them by simply clicking on the sprites
• Changing Stage Backgrounds

  A) New background

  B) Paint

  C) Import

  D) Camera

  
• JPEG , JPG , PNG and BITMAP = image file formats applicable in Scratch Application.
• Fill in the blanks

  A) Costume

  
• Fill in the blanks

  A) Paint

  B) Import

  C) Camera

  
• In order to open an existing project in Scratch, go to File ► Open ► Examples. Then from the list of projects, select the “DayDream” project in the Animation folder. Click OK when done.
• For you to view your project in a full screen mode, click the; Switch to presentation mode found on the upper right side of the screen just above the stage.
• To save; go to File ► Save or File ►Save As. Another way of saving your project is to press CTRL + S on your keyboard
• Scripts are made up of Scratch blocks. Scratch blocks have particular shapes.
• Types of Scratch Blocks

  Stack Blocks

  Hat Blocks

  Reporter Blocks