Workshop presentation delivered to delegates at Exabytes Technology in Education conference 23.6.16

1. IDEAS FOR USING SCRATCH PROGRAMMING
SOFTWARE ACROSS THE KS1/KS2 CURRICULUM
CROSS CURRICULAR SCRATCH
Workshop presentation for Exabytes Technology in Education conference, Midland Hotel, Bradford
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2. SPECIALIST TEACHER OF COMPUTING AT OUR LADY'S RC PRIMARY
SCHOOL AND HOLY NAME RC PRIMARY SCHOOL, MANCHESTER
CAS MASTER TEACHER
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
ABOUT ME
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WWW.JECOMPUTING.CO.UK

3. PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE THAT
ENABLES CREATION OF INTERACTIVE
STORIES, GAMES, ANIMATIONS...
THESE CAN BE CREATED AND SHARED
ONLINE.
WHAT IS SCRATCH?
Workshop presentation for Exabytes Technology in Education conference, Midland Hotel, Bradford
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4. FOR YOUNGER PUPILS SCRATCH JNR IS A
REALLY GOOD INTRODUCTION. IT'S USER
FRIENDLY AND SIMPLE TO USE.
- EXAMPLE -
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5. USING SCRATCH ON PC/LAPTOP
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IDEALLY USE SCRATCH v2.0 ONLINE. THIS WAY PUPILS CAN
SHARE PROJECTS AND ALSO REMIX OTHER PROJECTS TOO.
USE EITHER ONE GENERIC CLASS ACCOUNT OR EVEN BETTER
CREATE PUPIL ACCOUNTS USING GOOGLE APPS FOR
EDUCATION.

6. CHARACTER CONVERSATIONS:
ASK PUPILS TO PROGRAM DIALOGUE
BETWEEN 2 OR MORE SPRITES...
NICE INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY FOR
YOUNGER PUPILS
- EXAMPLE -
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7. USES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM?
LITERACY - DIALOGUE BETWEEN 2 MAIN CHARACTERS TO REPRESENT A
KEY PART OF THE TEXT (E.G. LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD AND GRANDMA)
HISTORY - DIALOGUE BETWEEN KEY HISTORICAL FIGURES (E.G. ROSA
PARKS AND THE BUS DRIVER)
MFL - HOW ABOUT ASKING PUPILS TO PROGRAM A CONVERSATION IN A
DIFFERENT LANGUAGE? COULD USE GOOGLE TRANSLATE TO SUPPORT
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8. MINI TASK:
CHOOSE 2 BUILT IN SPRITES AND USE THE SAY AND
WAIT BLOCKS TO PROGRAM A SIMPLE CONVERSATION
Workshop presentation for Exabytes Technology in Education conference, Midland Hotel, Bradford
23.6.16
Differentiation:
Support: Use the conversation algorithm planner sheet to structure first
HA: Can extend more able pupils to import/paint their own background,
have more than 2 sprites or perhaps add in more blocks (eg motion)

9. SPRITE CONVERSATION:
COVERS MANY OF THE KS2 CS OBJECTIVES
PARTICULARLY AROUND USING REPETITION
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10. ANIMATION:
ASK PUPILS TO PROGRAM A SIMPLE
ANIMATION THAT SHOWS THEIR
LEARNING FROM A PARTICULAR TOPIC
- EXAMPLE -
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11. USES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM?
COULD BE USED TO DEMONSTRATE KNOWLEDGE IN ANY
CURRICULUM AREA
HISTORY - FACTS ABOUT ANCIENT GREECE
LITERACY - ANIMATED VERSION OF A TEXT BEING COVERED
P.E. - USE OF 'MOTION' AND 'SAY' BLOCKS TO DEMONSTRATE
HOW TO PERFORM A PARTICULAR SKILL
GEOGRAPHY - COULD BE A WAY OF DEMONSTRATING
KNOWLEDGE OF ANY GEOGRAPHICAL CONCEPT (E.G. RIVERS)
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12. ANIMATION
COVERS A WIDER RANGE OF THE KS2 CS OBJECTIVES. NOW GREATER
EMPHASIS ON SEQUENCE, REPETITION, DE-BUGGING...
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13. QUIZ:
ASK PUPILS TO PROGRAM A SIMPLE QUIZ
BASED ON A PARTICULAR THEME OR
TOPIC
- EXAMPLE -
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14. USES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM?
ANY MATHS TOPIC AREA SUCH AS X TABLES
QUIZZES (BUT COULD CREATE A QUIZ ON ANY
CURRICULUM THEME OR TOPIC AREA REALLY).
Workshop presentation for Exabytes Technology in Education conference, Midland Hotel, Bradford
23.6.16
Tip: The program responds according to the users input for
each question. Therefore data based answers or multiple
choice selections will tend to run better.

15. MINI TASK:
CAN YOU MODIFY THE SCRIPT TO COME UP WITH YOUR
OWN CROSS CURRICULAR QUIZ?
TIP: RIGHT CLICK TO DUPLICATE BLOCKS OF CODE
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https://scratch.mit.edu/
Search: ­ JEcomputing ­ CROSS CURRICULAR QUIZ

16. QUIZ:
COVERS THE KS2 CS OBJECTIVE OF USING
SELECTION, REPETITION AND ...
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17. CREATING LISTS:
ASK PUPILS TO PROGRAM A SIMPLE
GAME USING A LIST
- EXAMPLE -
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18. USES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM?
LITERACY (E.G. WORD CLASSES)
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SCIENCE/HISTORY KEY VOCABULARY

19. MINI TASK:
CREATE A LIST OF SYNONYMS FOR 'BIG'. CAN YOU THEN
CREATE A SCRIPT THAT INSTRUCTS THE HULK TO REVEAL
A RANDOM ONE OF THESE WHEN THE 2 KEY IS PRESSED?
Workshop presentation for Exabytes Technology in Education conference, Midland Hotel, Bradford
23.6.16
https://scratch.mit.edu/
Search: ­ JEcomputing ­ Mavel­lous vocabulary remix

20. RESOURCES
Workshop presentation for Exabytes Technology in Education conference, Midland Hotel, Bradford
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https://drive.google.com/open?
id=0B0TNA_OIMCelY05iVWZDX0swRzA

21. FURTHER LINKS
Workshop presentation for Exabytes Technology in Education conference, Midland Hotel, Bradford
23.6.16
http://jecomputing.blogspot.co.uk/2016
/01/scratch-primary-progression.html
https://www.youtube.com/user/JEcomputing
http://www.jecomputing.co.uk/project-live.html