Scratch Club for Advanced Beginners - Learn and Share
In the first half of the class we'll learn Scratch coding blocks in detail. The other half of the class learners bring projects to share, get feedback, and get help with debugging and ideas. Small class size so everyone participates.
Kari Santos - coding Scratch and Robotics
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(474)
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What's included
1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
In this ongoing class, we will split the class time in half. In the first half, we will look at 4-6 coding blocks and really learn how they work, and make a small project to practice their use. In the second half of the class, learners can share their projects. They can ask for feedback, get help debugging a problem, and let others try their projects and give further ideas. This class is not for true beginners (try one of my beginner classes!). Learners should know how to use the Scratch platform and have completed a few projects on their own. They will need to have a Scratch account and be logged in before class starts. I do not explain the basics of Scratch! Every week we will focus on a different group of blocks or a different Scratch functionality. Learners who wish to share a project should have their project open in Scratch.
Learning Goals
Learners will learn how to use a group of coding blocks each week. They will build a project using those blocks.
Learners will also learn how to participate in project sharing. They will learn how to talk about their project, how to talk clearly about coding, how to receive and give feedback, and how to fix coding problems.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Please make sure your child has a Scratch account and can log into it - many kids forget their usernames and/or passwords. Unfortunately, if your child can't log in, you'll need to make a new account.
Screen setup is really important in this class. I share my Scratch window on Zoom, and I expect that learners can see my Scratch at the same time they work on their own Scratch window. I also ask learners to share their screen through Zoom when they run into difficulties so I can help them debug. This takes a good amount of screen space. Ideally a large screen on one computer (or laptop). Some students use two devices, but then they can't easily share their work with me. I don't recommend using one tablet (iPad) for the class, because the student can't see Zoom and Scratch at the same time (to the best of my knowledge).
Also, it helps to have an adult nearby at the beginning of the first class to help set up the student's display correctly. I check in with every student at the beginning of each class and help them set up. But many students don't know how to resize windows.
Supply List
Please make sure your child has a Scratch account and can log into it - many kids forget their usernames and/or passwords. Unfortunately, if your child can't log in, you'll need to make a new account. Screen setup is really important in this class. I share my Scratch window on Zoom, and I expect that students can see my Scratch at the same time they work on their own Scratch window. I also ask students to share their screen when they run into difficulties so I can help them debug. This takes a good amount of screen space. Ideally a large screen on one computer (or laptop). Some students use two devices, but then they can't easily share their work with me. I don't recommend using one tablet (iPad) for the class, because the student can't see Zoom and Scratch at the same time (to the best of my knowledge). Also, it helps to have an adult nearby at the beginning of the first class to help set up the student's display correctly. I check in with every student at the beginning of each class and help them set up. But many students don't know how to resize windows.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined March, 2020
4.9
474reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I have taught Scratch to over 500 learners on OutSchool and in person, and I love introducing new kids to this great platform!
I am astounded by the creativity of my students in their Scratch projects.Reviews
Live Group Class
$23
weekly1x per week
55 min
Completed by 214 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-12
1-6 learners per class
