Scratch

__21st Century Skills__

 * 1) ===select, create and manage multiple forms of media===
 * 2) ===create media===
 * 3) ===express themselves creatively===
 * 4) ===problem solving===
 * 5) ===critical reasoning and thinking===
 * 6) ===coordinate things and interactions between multiple===
 * 7) ===identify problems and creative solutions===
 * 8) ===experimenting and problem solving with immediate feedback===

Interpersonal and Self-Directional Skills

 * 1) ===visual nature of the programming affords more sharability===
 * 2) ===inborn persistence and practice as they are challenged with problems===
 * 3) Create with an audience in mind and are able to make easy changes based on feedback of others
 * 4) Learn to be sociably responsible as they interact with throught the Scratch Website

Five days of 2 1/2 hours/day Day 3: scratch website; set up an account; download 3 ames that are simliar to the ones that you want to create; see how these games can be coded; save a game to your web account.
 * Day 1**: Discuss type of Games (RPG, shooters, mazes, skill, sports, etc.). Scratch cards, Plan games using a worksheet - designing a game, process, Programming concepts introduced: loops, if/then conditions, sequences, variables, threads, coordination/synchronization, boolean logic, trial and error; begin to learn 1 level game
 * Day 2**:
 * Day 4:** discuss the use of broadcatinsg to go to another leve; constant student interaction - ask 2 before me
 * Day 5:** troubleshooting, peer review, saving options

Scatch card gives them the code on how to do certain tasks in the game

Resources
Scratch card gives them the code on how to do certain tasks in the game (Under Support) Plan games using a worksheet