This is an introduction slide set that I put together for our neighbourly programming introduction using MIT Scratch.

1. Introduction To Programming
Summer 2015

2. Why learn this stuff?

3. Empowerment
Idea Reality
Repetitive
Work
Easy
Time Consuming
Work
Easy
Simulation Results
Communication Efficiency

4. Let’s See What’s Inside A
Computer?

5. How Do We Do It?
Input
Event
Output
Experience
Instructions
Data & Objects
Sensors
Data & Objects

6. Does Everyone Have Email?

7. Write Our First Program
https://scratch.mit.edu

8. Meow!

9. Flipping The Cat

10. Create A Sound

11. Motion

12. Challenge!
• Make the cat walk around a square!
• Bonus, turn the cat at the corners

13. Solution

14. What’s Next?
Session Plan
Home
Play with scratch, think of a project
• Math Game
• Adventure Game
• Virtual Consultant
• Puzzle Game
• Wack a Mole
#2 Build Project
#3 Present Project