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scratch.mit.edu - Let Kids Program Their Own Games and Animations

Scratch is a programming environment for beginners, where kids can use a simple programming syntax to create their own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art, and share their creations on the web

WEBSITE: http://scratch.mit.edu

Scratch animations consist of sprites that you animate by visually dragging MOVE blocks into the Scripts area in the Scratch interface. Muliptle sprites can be created and interact with one another. Use built-in sprites or draw your own using a drawing tool. You can change how a sprite looks by giving it a different costume.

Programming statements that can be used in Scratch include "if/then"-clauses, "repeat/until" constructs, loops and much more. Programming syntax is graphically represented as puzzle pieces.

Once a game or animation is finished, it can be published online on the www.scratch.mit.edu website for the whole world to view and use!

The following languages are supported:
Catalan , Czech , Danish , Dutch , English , Finnish , Galician , German , Hungarian , Italian , Norwegian , Polish , Portuguese , Romanian , Slovenian , Spanish , Swedish .

Categories:
Art , Programming

Written June 6, 2008

User Reviews & Comments

05/23/2011 Norma Jean Sandoval

Our school tech. introduced us to this program and I can't wait to try.

11/29/2010 ADW

i think that this stuff is pretty boring and i dont know how people can find it fascinating. Whats the point in getting given this for an assignment when your own teacher doesnt even get it themselves. We need young smart teachers and nice. Not old & smelly and dumb & mean.

05/09/2010 brianna

this is the most fun thing in the world! except for having to download the thing

03/11/2010 Berty D

For developing 2D platform games, I prefer Platform Studio: http://pstudio.firstproductions.com/

03/07/2010 rdococ

Wow, I have used it for a few months now.

01/08/2010 archer

This applet will help kids to develop their analytical skills..

10/23/2009 Jeff G

Want to see what my grandaughter can do with this. Thanks

05/19/2009 hayden pfingst

this is a really cool website

02/16/2009 lotusong

My 5-year old girl will be crazy for it! Thanks!

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