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... by admin | Jul 20, 2020 | Coding, Multimedia, Teacher, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
The Scratch website is a powerful tool that enables students to integrate many different skills, collaborate and construct some wonderful digital creations. Previously students used it to animate their name, create games, stories and animations/graphics to support our... by admin | Jun 1, 2020 | Multimedia, Teacher
Most students know how to use the camera on phones or tablets. A few weeks ago we also learnt about using the camera in Minecraft, but there’s one way of capturing images that is often forgotten about … the screenshot. You might notice that in a lot of my...