Start Coding with Scratch 2.0
Learning to code is an essential life skill and Scratch makes learning the concepts behind computational thinking, creative thinking, and programming easy with a graphical snap together programming language.
What you'll learn
Learning to code is an essential life skill in the 21st century. In this course, Start Coding with Scratch 2.0, you'll not only learn the amazing and free-to-use Scratch programming environment, but you'll also learn the exciting ideas behind computational thinking as well as coding language concepts. First, you'll explore Scratch's awesome interface. Next, you'll discover how to create vector and bitmap art in Scratch's paint editor. Finally, you'll animate and make your art interactive with Scratch's extremely helpful puzzle-piece code blocks that make learning how to program fun and easy. When you're finished with this course, you'll know basic coding concepts and have basic programming skills you can use as a launch pad for learning more advanced programming languages.
Table of contents
- Version Check 0m
- Introduction 1m
- Some Problems with Learning to Code 3m
- Joining the Scratch Community 1m
- Exploring the Scratch Website 3m
- The Four Versions of Scratch 2m
- Downloading the Offline Editor for Windows and Mac 1m
- Things You Can Do with Scratch 1m
- Our First Project in Scratch 5m
- Being the Boss 2m
- Programming Concepts 3m
- Summary 1m
- Introduction 1m
- The Difference Between Vector and Raster Graphics 4m
- The Paint Window Bitmap Editor 7m
- Let's Draw a Bitmap Turtle 5m
- The Paint Window Vector Editor 6m
- Let's Draw a Vector Turtle 4m
- Converting Between Vector and Raster Formats 2m
- Rotating Bounding Boxes and the Center Point 4m
- Actors Need Costumes 5m
- Flipbook Animation 3m
- The Vector Type Tool 1m
- Summary 1m
- Introduction 1m
- Emoji Painting 4m
- Block Categories 3m
- Block Shapes 2m
- Programs Follow Code Stacks 2m
- Running Code at the Same Time 4m
- Broadcasting Signals 3m
- Send in the Clones 5m
- Moving the Turtle Sprite a Short Distance 2m
- Moving the Turtle Sprite a Longer Distance 2m
- Solution to the Turtle Maze 3m
- Custom Blocks 3m
- Summary 1m
- Introduction 1m
- A Look at Computational Thinking 2m
- A Turtle Graphic Draws a Square 4m
- Don't Repeat Yourself 3m
- One Possible Solution 1m
- Spinning Balls of Color 6m
- Animated Bouncing Line Art 4m
- Turbo Mode 1m
- Fractals 4m
- Color Spinner Function 3m
- Ask a Fish to Decide 3m
- The Martian Music Machine 5m
- Concept Review 3m
- Summary 1m
About the author
Mario Macari has spent more than ten plus years as a coder specializing in HTML5, CSS3, Javascript and other client and server side languages. He is also an award-winning artist and holds a BFA in Illustration. He has worked on projects for companies like Disney, Apple Computers, Microsoft and DC Comics. He currently teaches coding, design, UX/UI and Adobe products at two Southeastern Wisconsin colleges. Mario Macari has an "A+" rating with the Better Business Bureau.