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Scratch & Programming Club (2nd-5th)

Students in the after school Scratch Club have been using the MIT developed software, Scratch, to program their own animations and video games. Scratch is a kid-friendly tool based on color-coded programming blocks that snap together to create unique scripts, or codes. Since September, students have created interactive video games, multi-stage mazes and animations. We will also be using 2 LEGO We-Do robotics kits and the invention kit, MaKey MaKey, which uses alligator clips and USB to create interactive programs between objects and a computer. The Scratch Club is very excited to be presenting their projects at the 2013 Lesley Community of Scholars Day on March 27th.

Scratch Projects showcased at the Lesley University 2013 Community of Scholars event

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Scratch Ambassadors, Raspberry Pi & MaKey MaKeys

ScratchAmbassadorsSue Cusack, Jacy Edelman & Kreg Hanning, Lesley University and 13 Scratch Ambassadors from the Kennedy-Longfellow School
Student Scratch Presentations
Lesley University’s Community of Scholars Day Event
March 27,  2013

Below are the Scratch projects that were showcased at the Lesley University 2013 Community of Scholars event. These projects were created during the Scratch & Programming after school club by students in grades 2 – 5.

Transformers: Adventures in Iacon
by StormBringer99
Maze Project
by Roock and Rool
The Maze
by Scratcher64
Robot Dance Party
by ketchup2003
Maze Project
by Percius
Steve
by Dog
Eyeball
by FryZinny140
the modern caves
by Link600
Person
by Scratch100,000
Maze Project
by Y1004
Maze Project
by ComputerWiz
Maze Project
by WireOfAwesomeness
Cheesy Jump
by Pet
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Technology in the Hands of Students

TechInTheHandsOfStudentsSue Cusack, Lesley University, and Karla Anderson, Rocco Grover-Silvestri, and MaryRita Nicolora-Vaz, Kennedy-Longfellow School, Cambridge Public Schools
Massachusetts Computer Using Educators (MassCUE) and the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (M.A.S.S.) 2012 Technology Conference
October 24, 2012