[Year 12 IT Apps] scratch at Year 9

[ken price]

One issue here, potentially, is the extent to which Scratch can or can't be
extended as a programming environment.

 Assuming the Digital Technologies curriculum is implemented fully, all
students will have had at least a couple of  years of programming in
Scratch or a similar language before they leave primary school -some will
have started in Year 3 with it. They will then have another 2 years of a
programming language in Yrs 7 and 8 before reaching the point where it
becomes optional.

Its hard to see where languages like Scratch will fit under that scenario.
Or possibly the ways in which such languages are used will vary immensely
between year 3 and year 9.

kp


On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 3:07 PM, Young, Katherine A <
young.katherine.a at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:

>  I’ve used scratch for Year 9s and year 10s in the past.
>
>  For me it has worked best when I demonstrate how to make to a variety of
> different games - collecting, maze, 3rd person, puzzle - and then students
> can focus on designing a game in the genre of their choice for an
> audience/purpose specified by either themselves or me.
>
>  I also build criteria into the assessment that rewards students who
> extend their games beyond the examples I have demonstrated by adding
> 2-player mode, levels with increasing difficulty/complexity etc
>
>  Even though scratch is accessible to a young audience, I have found that
> older students can be challenged by it and actually really enjoy using it.
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> *Katherine Young*
>  11C Mentor
>  Mathematics & Information Technology Teacher
>
>  *Castlemaine Secondary College*
>  *Etty Street Campus*
>  Etty Street
>  Castlemaine VIC 3450
>  T: (03) 5479 4222   |  F: (03) 5479 4230
>
>
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