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+ | ======Scratch Jr====== | ||
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+ | Scratch Jr is designed to match the cognitive abilities of young children and provides an entry point for everybody, regardless of where they are at with their learning and abilities. | ||
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+ | Kids love the digital storyboard concept, the colorful icons and built-in characters. With Scratch, they become the storytellers, | ||
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+ | | **Recommended Ages** | Prep to Year 2 (ages 5 to 7) | | ||
+ | | **Product Cost** | Free | | ||
+ | | **Where to Purchase** | [[https:// | ||
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+ | =====Activities===== | ||
+ | * [[digital_literacy: | ||
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+ | =====Resources===== | ||
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+ | =====Tips===== | ||
+ | ===What are the differences with Scratch Jr?=== | ||
+ | * Scratch Jr is optimized for tablets using the touch interface, while Scratch is designed for PCs using a mouse | ||
+ | * Blocks stack left to right instead of up and down. The blocks also take on a similar size in width and height. Looping blocks such as " | ||
+ | * There are less block categories and types of blocks, containing the blocks most used by 5-7 year olds. There are no conditional (if/else), variables or mathematic blocks compared to Scratch. | ||
+ | * Broadcasts are limited to 6 broadcasts on each page which are identified by a colour, keeping it simple for kids. | ||
+ | * Pages are known as Scenes in Scratch and like a book, a page contains characters and a background. Scratch Jr is limited to only 4 pages. | ||
+ | * Paint Editor is simplified in Scratch Jr. | ||
+ | * Sound recording is limited to around a minute each and each character can only have up to 5 recorded sounds. | ||
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+ | ===What are the timings/ | ||
+ | * The stage is divided up into a grid, 20 squares wide and 15 squares high | ||
+ | * Each step in a motion block (up, down, left, right) is moving 1 grid square in distance | ||
+ | * When using the Rotate left/right block, each step is 30 degrees. A full rotation is 12 steps | ||
+ | * The delay block times each step as a tenth of a second. To delay your script for 1 second, you need to use 10 steps | ||
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