Children’s Create Along – Amazing Animations: Introducing block based coding with Scratch Jr

Event Details

Date: November 9, 2023 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Categories: Computing Science, CSW23, Early Learning and Childcare

Children’s Create Along – Amazing Animations: Introducing block based coding with Scratch Jr
Francisca Carocca & Jessica Blake-West, DevTech Research Group, directed by Dr. Marina Bers in Boston College, USA

Description

Would you like to find out how to ‘create texts’ with simple block based coding applications? Join us with Francisca and Jessica live from USA, for an afternoon create along.

We will explore Scratch Jr and how it can enable us to create/code simple animations, as a fun and creative way to communicate, capture and share thoughts, ideas and feelings . This session is suitable for early and first level learners and practitioners across a range of settings.

Resources:

Please download the FREE Scratch Jr app before the session. The app does not require a network connection once downloaded, to participate in the session.

Please view the practitioner webinar recording explaining the background and aims of Scratch Jr and a preview of some of the steps we will follow with Francisca and Jessica.

NOTE: This session is hosted via Microsoft Teams (a Glow log in is not required).

Please scroll down to the second part of the Form to select this session.

You will be sent a join link to the email address you register with on the morning of the session date – please check the spelling!