12 May meeting.
Today we discussed what kind of game or project in Scratch we might make. The idea is for students to create/storeyboard backdrops, characters, sounds and actions that might be used. We can then look at how to achieve these goals in Scratch. There is considerable breath in the skills of the students and lots for them to teach each other.
Some students have been using Scratch for some time and are very proficient at it. For these student I will look at introducing the Arduino microcontroller and it's programming language (based on C). For those really interested, follow the (windows) installation instructions for the Arduino here (if you haven't mastered Scratch yet I wouldn't try this yet). Locally you can pick up an Ardiuino from Jaycar for ~AUD$40. They are avaiable online (overseas) for around half this price - I will bring in some arduino boards (unos) next week for us to look at.
Keep programming :)
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