This week we were given an easy task to do on “Scratch.” The small programs that we are designing should be simple enough for a fourth grader to complete. At the same time, it can be more complex depending on how much detail the programmer wants to add. For example, my partner and I designed a “Scratch” project where the animation can change its costume. At first, the basic outline of our project focused on having two identical sprites with the same costume with 0.5 seconds between the switch. But then we wanted to make it more complicated by adding more details. For example, we added an extra costume change and actually designed the costumes ourselves. Then we wanted our “Scratch” project to have even more details by adding sound right before the change. One of our sounds came from “Scratch” while the other we recorded ourselves. We decided not to add any more details because we did not want to overwhelm the students who would eventually learn how to create this.
I learned that in “Scratch” it is best to first develop an outline and then slowly add more details. It's also easier if you run the program multiple times when you add an extra detail to your project because it helps you stay more organized. My favorite thing so far is how creative I can be in OLPC. I can be extremely creative in “Scratch” because I have to find the best and simplest ways to design programs. It is fun to develop new ways to improve my code to help younger kids understand. I also can be very creative in the way I teach little children. I try to make fun analogies and pose specific questions that will help guide toward understanding new concepts. The thing I will remember for a long time from OLPC, is the wonderful feeling I got when I helped teach the 4th graders. It brought me joy to see how happy the kids were and it was amazing to see how differently each child thought when you give them freedom to design whatever they want. When children are young, their imagination is wild and it's wonderful to see them come to life on “Scratch”!
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