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Scratch is an interpreted dynamic visual programming language, based on Squeak. Being dynamic lets code be changed even as programs are running. It goal is to teach programming concepts to children and let them create games, videos, and music. It can be downloaded for free and is being used in a wide variety of in-school and after-school settings around the world. The name refers to the technique, developed in, and still common in, hip hop (rap) music, of a turntablist moving a vinyl record back and forth to make sounds, and refers to both the language and its implementation. It is being developed by a small team of researchers in the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab.

Resources in This Category

• Creating from Scratch

  http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2007/resnick-scratch.html
  Descriptive press release about MIT Media Lab Scratch project, to turn kids from media consumers into media producers. MIT News Office.

• Free Tool Offers 'Easy' Coding

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6647011.stm
  Programming tool lets anyone create their own animations and video games launches. Story with photo, video, links. BBC News.

• MIT Media Lab Making Programming Fun for Kids

  http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/05/15/1420238
  Brief description, many forum comments, links. Slashdot.

• MIT, UCLA Develop Programming Language for Kids

  http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9719468-7.html
  News story with a few links. CNET News.com.

• Scratch

  http://scratch.mit.edu/
  Tile-based visual programming environment and toolkit, lets kids make games, animated stories, interactive art, and share with others on the Net. In the tradition of Logo, Lego/Logo, but using new computational ideas so it is easier to start programming. Built on Squeak.

• Scratch: Programming for Dummies or a Solid Intro to Object Orientation?

  http://education.zdnet.com/?p=1056
  Brief description with some reader comments. Education IT, ZDNet.com.

• Scratch: Programming for Kids

  http://www.parentdish.com/2007/05/18/scratch-programming-for-kids/
  Brief description, with historical perspective. ParentDish.

• Wikipedia: Scratch Programming Language

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_(programming_language)
  Encyclopedia article, with links to related topics and references.

• With Simplified Code, Programming Becomes Child's Play

  http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2007/05/15/with_simplified_code_programming_becomes_childs_play/
  Results and background for school that is beta-testing Scratch, a programming language by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group, MIT Media Lab. Boston Globe.

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