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2010-Kicking It Up a Notch

Teaching Kids To Think Using Scratch

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Presenter: Chris Betcher
Location: Sydney, Australia
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Presentation Title: Teaching Kids To Think Using Scratch

Presentation Description: Scratch is a simple yet powerful programming language for children that is very easy to use yet contains many of the important programming constructs found in more “grown up” languages.
This presentation looks at some of the key ideas behind programming in Scratch, explores some possible tasks that students could be given to encourage problem solving and higher level thinking, and finishes with a snapshot of a student view into how Scratch is making a difference to learning.

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Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
http://www.chrisbetcher.com/scratch

Additional Information:
Blog: www.chrisbetcher.com
Twitter: @betchaboy
Skype: betchaboy