One Laptop Per Child has taught me so much more about Scratch and the other different ways it can be used, alternative to coding. While I knew Scratch helped kids to work with and understand code, I now see that it can be used in a way to teach students in other areas of schooling as well. During class this week we worked on projects in groups where we are expanding on the idea of using Scratch for new purposes. My partner is Addie and together we are making a project where you are able to touch different parts of a flower and learn about each part. We document each step we take through this project and put it all on a word document which the kids and teachers in Barbados can use to create their own projects similar to it. By making these projects, we are giving them an idea of what they could do and allowing them to expand upon it and figure out different ways to incorporate other subjects with Scratch.
I never thought of myself as a big coder or very tech savvy, but through Scratch I've learned so much more about coding. It has greatly helped build my confidence with computers and understanding code and when I am able to complete a project I feel very accomplished. My favorite part about Scratch so far is how you have free range over everything and don't have to follow instructions to make the code. Scratch allows a large amount of creativity which can be shown by the end products of our projects.
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