Scratch Conference25-27 July 2013, Barcelona

Pablo Garaizar, University of Deusto.Mercedes Jimeno Badiola, Nazaret zentroaKoldo Olaskoaga, EASO Polytechnic Institute

Oskia Alvarez Erburu, Urdaneta School

FROM SCRATCH DAY TO SCRATCH EVERY DAY

Outline

● The context.● First steps.● Our model: Scratch Eguna, Scratch Day in the

Basque Country.● The event.● From Scratch Day to Scratch everyday.

The context

Eskola 2.0The 1-to-1 project in the Basque Country

http://www.eskola20.euskadi.net/

No programming tools in primary schoolsIs important to go beyond the use of the computers for the traditional curriculum

http://www.flickr.com/photos/togawanderings/5767364291/

First steps

FLL Euskadi 2010, a coach wondered...Could we do something for children who are too young to participate in FLL?

http://www.flleuskadi.com/

The obvious answer: Scratch DayA good opportunity to meet some people who like to promote new ways for learning

http://day.scratch.mit.edu/

Let's start working on it!(The guy who did the question, Josu Garro)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/agirregabiria/5530023163/

We wanted something differentNot a competition model with prices, best teams and challenges

http://www.flickr.com/photos/innobasque/5036037722/

Our model

Our goal: Promote the use of programming tools as educational tools

http://www.flickr.com/photos/agirregabiria/8750675100/

Our goal: Organize a science faire of young Scratch programmers

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Themes, not challenges

(see Rusk, Resnick, Berg, & Pezalla-Granlund, 2008)

Combine Art and Engineering

(see Rusk, Resnick, Berg, & Pezalla-Granlund, 2008)

Encourage storytelling

(see Rusk, Resnick, Berg, & Pezalla-Granlund, 2008)

Organize exhibitions(Rather than competitions)

(see Rusk, Resnick, Berg, & Pezalla-Granlund, 2008)

Values: We want to play and have fun

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We want to learn and meet new people

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We want to share whatever we do and learn

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We want to work in a team and learn together

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We show respect

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No prices but gifts

http://www.flickr.com/photos/agirregabiria/8749557391/

The event

Projects:Each team should develop a project with three components

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nomadic_lass/6782988656/

An animation(not necessarily interactive)

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A video-game(interactive)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/agirregabiria/8750675448/

A "real-world" application(using WeDo, PicoBoard, Arduino, etc.)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/honeycreektech/4536073792/

Technical support to teachersScratch Eguna staff Teachers Students→ →

http://www.flickr.com/photos/agirregabiria/5553467707/

1st session: Basic Scratch programmingThey will be able to start working on the animation

http://www.flickr.com/photos/agirregabiria/8749552147/

2nd session: Basic video-game programmingThey will be able to start working on the video-game

http://www.flickr.com/photos/agirregabiria/8749557391/

3rd session: Scratch and the real worldThey will be able to start working on a real world project

http://www.flickr.com/photos/agirregabiria/8749553003/

4th session: Q&AOnce they've started working on their projects, questions arise

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bahaius/5095089570/

Then the big day arrives!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/agirregabiria/8749551357/

Big and public venueEveryone is invited!

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6 people per project3 to show it, 3 to see others

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Workshops for families and visitorsWe don't want there helping/messing everything up, but understand better was is done

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From Scratch Day to Scratch everyday

Developing a children-centric approach

http://sharingknowledge.es/

Encouraging self-learning

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Mentoring, not teaching

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Offering a path to further challengesAppInventor, Arduino, etc.

http://makersbox.blogspot.com.es

Providing a place to share and improve skills

http://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/8073328011/

Current efforts, initiatives, working groups:Programming subject at Lauro Ikastola, Coder Dojo, Gaztekno at Deusto University, etc.

http://coderdojobio.org/

We are open to suggestions, collaborations, criticism ;)

References● Resnick, M., Maloney, J., Monroy-Hernández, A., Rusk, N., Eastmond, E.,

Brennan, K., ... & Kafai, Y. (2009). Scratch: programming for all. Communications of the ACM, 52(11), 60-67.

● Rusk, N., Resnick, M., Berg, R., & Pezalla-Granlund, M. (2008). New pathways into robotics: Strategies for broadening participation. Journal of Science Education and Technology, 17(1), 59-69.

● Scratch 2.0, http://scratch.mit.edu.

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