Scratch Project and Reflection

This is what my personal Scratch Project looks right! It might not work like I wanted it to, but hopefully you still enjoy!

Scratch is a great website that really supports 21st century skills and lifestyle. With Scratch, students are engaging and applying information and communication skills, thinking and problem solving skills, and interpersonal and self-directional skills. Like stated in "Learning with Scratch" "This project design combines many of the 21st century skills that will be critical to success in the future: thinking creatively, communication clearly, analyzing systematically, collaborating effectively, designing iteratively, and learning continuously." Through the process of design students are able to use technology while having fun and being interactive in today's techno-savvy society. These skills can help them achieve their goals and become more successful.

ISTE: NETS-T Standard 1A: promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness

Creating a project on Scratch is a great way to promote and support as well we model creative and innovative thinking with inventiveness. Students must be creative and design their own personal project the promotes their ideas and their thought process. The project represents and supports their independent creative way of thinking. Inventing their own design and layout resembles their imagination and their character within. I think Scratch is a very interactive site that expresses one's character and personality. While being creative, these students are also learning and gathering skills in a fun, educational manner.

This Scratch Project I thought it was really interesting because it teaches how to actually play the piano! I never would have imagined that you could learn how to play the piano on this site! This project definitely took a lot of time and focus to get this up and running properly.

CSO: VA.S.2.1: Media, Techniques, and Patterns.
          Students will:

• identify media and materials in creating art
• understand processes and techniques in creating art
• apply problem-solving skills in creating two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art
• use materials and tools in a safe responsible manner

Scratch really applies to this CSO because the entire website is designed to use technology and different tools to create an artwork. You go through a sample of processes to create two-dimensional or three-dimensional art while using skills. These skills can be used and demonstrated in the real world and teach kids how to effectively solve problems while using critical thinking.