More on Scratch
I posted a few weeks ago about Scratch from MIT. I introduced it to my sons and it has been a real hit. Not only have they been self motivated to learn all the ins and outs of it, but they have also organised some lunch time sessions at school to teach other kids how to use it. The first sessions were so popular there were not enough laptops to go around. They have had to limit numbers and have promised to run more sessions next term for those that missed out.
Combined with this, the online scratch community is providing lots of examples for them to download and learn from, as well as feedback on the projects that they upload.
No offence to their teachers, but it has been the most active and engaging learning experience they have had this year, and it has only involved about 15 minutes input on my part.
