i wasn't sure if we were supposed to publish a post this week or not, but i figured i might as well.
on monday i completed my scratch game. can you believe it? it's done! and it's not too shabby, if i do say so myself. however, it's also pretty...what's the word...pretty low-key as far as intellectual, developmental learning goes. i think a kindergartener would think it was pretty simple. there is no way that any child could learn as much from playing this game as i have learned from designing it. it was hardcore!
i like scratch. it's pretty user-friendly once you get the hang of it. i felt like i was directing a movie; everything had to be in place and everyone had to be told what to do at exactly the right time to do it so that the other sprite would get their cue and do their job as well. it was intense, but i like it. it was a great learning opportunity for me, as far as problem solving and frustration control goes.
i do not think that i would ever use this technology tool in my classroom, though. i don't think it would be productive for me to invest my time in learning scratch, because that would take so much time and then i would never be able to utilize it effectively for my students' benefit. but it was still a fun project and i'm glad i finished strong.
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