by admin | Jul 31, 2020 | Coding, Prep, Teacher
I’ve heard that some parents are finding Scratch Junior a little daunting. So I thought I would put together a few different resources to help you get started. This is a great introduction video to Scratch Junior The Scratch Junior website has lots of good... by admin | Jul 29, 2020 | Coding, Multimedia, Teacher, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
There are 3 main ways of adding audio (music or sound effects) to your Scratch project: Use one of the Scratch sounds (easy)Use the microphone on your device to record a sound in Scratch (medium)Convert a video or audio file into an MP3 that you can import into... by admin | Jul 28, 2020 | Coding, Multimedia, Teacher, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
I love the power and simplicity of Scratch, but there seems to be one glaring area that it doesn’t support – video. Now some of my students may remember that it is possible to import an animated GIF if you can find one on the internet that suits your... by admin | Jul 23, 2020 | Multimedia, Teacher, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
Sometimes you just need some fancy fonts that Scratch cannot provide or maybe you just love a particular game themed style of text that you simply must have in your Scratch project. Well, TextCraft might just have the answer you are looking for. TextCraft is a free... by admin | Jul 22, 2020 | Coding, Multimedia, Prep, Teacher, Year 1, Year 2
Welcome to term 3. This term we are going to start with a Scratch animation project. We will work on this over a few weeks so encourage your student not to rush through it, but to take their time, experiment, modify their design, even do multiple versions. If you need...