IntroToScratch

Scratch is a programming environment created at the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge. In Scratch, you can use traditional programming techniques in a Graphical User Interface (GUI).

For starters, download and install Scratch to your computer. It can be installed on both mac and pc.

Here is the link to download it: http://scratch.mit.edu/download

Open the software, and take a look around.

There are a few sections:
The left lists all the codes that you can use. Drag them to the center and they will click together based on their shapes. The uppper left has a bunch of buttons that open different types of code blocks.

The right has a large screen that shows your main sprite. The sprite will change its behavior based upon what you code it to do. If you want to make change the sprite, you can click on it. In the center section there are a few tabs at the top. You can change the costumes and sounds by clicking on the tabs for them.

Essentially, what you should do to start with scratch is open the software up and see what your code does. Experiment with it and try out the commands. Test your program, change it to work as you would like it to be.

Save your work.
Find a place where you can save it safely, and name the file so that you can recognize what it does.

Share your work.
Make an account at scratch.mit.edu.
Your user name should be named using this protocol: first name last initial dhs (geoffddhs)
If you name it properly, it should link correctly from this page: http://dhscpp.pbwiki.com/ScratchUsers

Use the programming and software to experiment and program. You can make a video, a game, a simulation and a lot more. Take a look at the scratch site to find out some of the possibilities. There are tutorials in the Help menu, and there are resources on the site at http://scratch.wik.is/Support

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