Scratch from Scratch

Want to learn Scratch?

Are you teaching Scratch , the revolutionary, easy to use programming language for kids from the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at MIT Media Lab?

Are you a student learning Scratch?

The Scratch from Scratch textbook is a great way to help you get started.

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About the book

This is a limited edition print of the first section (Tools & Skills of Scratch) and contains 36 pages of full colour, engaging projects with straightforward explanations.

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Scratch Tools & Skills

Released October 2012, this section introduces Scratch and how the Scratch editor is used.

This section is 36 pages of full colour, detailed Scratch projects with easy to understand explanations and guides. A must for any teacher introducing computer programming for a class (ages 8 and up).

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Authors

Seamus O'Neill is a primary teacher and the co-author of Mathemagic, the popular maths textbook for primary schools. He is a computer programmer and he tutors teachers in Scratch programming in Navan Education Centre. You can contact Seamus on seamus@weandus.ie

Stephen Howell is a Computing lecturer with the Institute of Technology Tallaght where he lectures on Interactive Media & Software Development. You can contact Stephen on stephen.r.howell@gmail.com

Numeracy with Scratch

This section, 'Numeracy with Scratch' (provisional title) deals with teaching and learning mathematics with Scratch.

This section will be published in Spring 2013 and is being developed and written by Seamus O'Neill, co-author of the best selling Mathemagic textbooks.

Coming Soon!

Computational Thinking

This section, 'Computational Thinking' (provisional title) introduces and explores the higher level logical thinking and programming skills using Scratch.

This section will be published Spring 2013 and is being developed and written by Stephen Howell, author of Kinect2Scratch.