Innovate+My+Class+with+Digital+Gaming+Featuring+Scratch

=Agenda= Return to Tech Liaison Meetings


 * Dates**: May 23rd
 * Topic: Innovate My Class with Absolutely FREE cross-platform software: Scratch - (PDN / Tech Liaisons)**

Carolyn Semet and Beth Richards, Technology Innovation Specialists || **JOIN** our learning network if you are not a member: @http://ted21c.ning.com/ [|techcoordinator.blogspot.com/] || This is going to be Fun. Intro to Scratch and programming based multi-media programs. First Download Scratch if not already on your computer: [] If you are new to Scratch please watch the videos on this page: [] or this video made by your typical student teaching others how to use Scratch, by using it! media type="youtube" key="pkhjX792yVI" height="315" width="420"
 * **Time** || **Topic** || **Resources** ||
 * 8:30 || **Welcome / Sign In**
 * PDN Grant Teachers - Join PDN Grant Group if you are not a member
 * Technology Liaisons - Join Technology Liaisons group if you are not a member ||
 * 9:00 || Nick Rubinfier Computer Teacher / Tech Coordinator PS11m nrubinf@schools.nyc.govFeel free to join my Blog:

If you know scratch already you should check out this page if you haven’t already: [] If you are a Scratch expert you should be already make a program to share. || After viewing results discussion on how this relates to Scratch, MicroWorlds, and other open software that can be used in schools. Also Check out the National Educational Technology Standards for Students. How many apply to the technology lessons in your school? || www.**tech4learning**.com/ Award-winning educational software and technology professional development to help students develop essential 21st century skills with project-based **Frames, Pixie, Share, Recipes4Success, Connect, and Frames - Claymation.**  || || Beginners users get Scratch Cards to create a simple program. Click Here to download your own set of cards. Advanced users download a premade scratch program and adapt a favorite as a jumping off point for a lesson that you might teach at your school.
 * 10:00 || Survey: Thinking about how Scratch teaches Technology. || Complete this survey on best practices for using technology in schools. Survey Monkey Link Here.
 * 10:30 || Vendor Presentation || Denise MacDevette of Tech4Learning.com will be coming to share about MicroWords and other great software available through T4L.
 * 10:45 || Break ||  ||
 * 11:00 || Playing / Learning in Scratch

Scratch is meant for exploring, having fun, and learning while you go. The program has help embedded into every block you use. With a simple click as your mouse is holding a break a mini window will pop telling you how to use that brick.

I'm a strong believer in doing the no brainer: just Google any of the key words at the bottom of this page. I mean lets face it we all do it, and why not with millions of results you're bound to stumble on something. Just please share at either in the small or whole group discussions. ||
 * 11:45 || FAMIS Prices for Tech4Learning software and the MicroWorlds line. || [[file:T4L_FAMIS_2012_02.pdf]] ||

A) Computer / Tech Teachers B) Elementary C) Middle/High School D) Librarians E) Other || High motivation of students. Open ended learning (Not teach for the test).  Project based learning.  Constructivist Learning.  Connected Learning. || Register for next month's class and view upcoming meetings: Please complete our survey
 * 12:00 || LUNCH || Lunch is hosted by Denise MacDevette of Tech4Learning.com ||
 * 12:45 || Showing Examples of Student Work || Examples of Lessons students have done in Scratch. Showing lesson on polygons learning using scratch. ||
 * 1:30 || Showing Gaming MicroWorlds Lesson || 30 minute mini demo on how I've been using MicroWorlds EX (which we have a site license for at PS11m) to get students to make their own video game. While I demonstrate in MicroWorlds, see if you can adapt the same programming to the Scratch programming bricks. ||
 * 2:00 || Small Group Discussions || Small group discussion by type of tech liaisons on how to use Scratch / Programming in schools:
 * 2:30 || Whole Group Discussion. || Open forum on the importance of tools like Scratch to change the use of tech in schools: Making tech a tool not an end.
 * 3:15 || **Wrap Up**
 * See events on Our Learning Network
 * Next workshop: Innovation Celebration
 * Link to register || **Questions / Commentary / Final Thoughts**
 * Borough hosting: Manhattan
 * Class: Innovate My Class with Digital Gaming Featuring Scratch

Come to our Innovation Celebration on June 13th where teachers and students will showcase various technology - infused literacy projects.
- Bring a colleague and/or bring some of your students for a mini-field trip! - Please register if you plan on attending || First every link you could possible wonder about Scratch is on the MIT Scratch site: [] For example here’s info by way of the MIT site on how you can use a Scratch [|Sensor board] (called a [|PicoBoard] with the [|LEGO® WeDo] ™ robotics kit to make your Scratch projects interact with the outside world. Or you might want to go to the yearly MIT Scratch Conference, quick link here.
 * 3:30 || Adjourn ||  ||
 * __More Links / Resources__**

If you want to really get to the bottom of things you should start with the book __Mindstorms__. Even though written over 30 years ago it’s still relevant: [] Yes there is a reason that LEGO Mindstorms Robotics kit has this name. I’m not sure why I should give you a list of resources, as now a days you just do a search and pick what you want. Here’s two nice sites that I found when I searched using Google: This web page is a nice list of links to other web pages on Scratch: [] And here’s a school in Georgia where a tech / music teacher has really taken Scratch to heart: [] Logo programming on your iPad []

KEYWORDS: Scratch, Programming, Bricks, MIT Learning Lab Logo Programming Seymour Papert Mindstorms MicroWorlds Robotics, LEGO, WeDo PicoBoard, PicoCrickets