Scratch 少儿趣味编程

About this course

“Although many of the programs designed to teach kids to code are very simplistic, many of them, like Scratch, are suitable for all ages. It doesn't matter how old you are…Get started with the basics of programming!” -Lifehacker

Want to learn computer programming, but unsure where to begin? This is the course for you! Scratch is the computer programming language that makes it easy and fun to create interactive stories, games and animations and share them online.

This course is an introduction to computer science using the programming language Scratch, developed by MIT. Starting with the basics of using Scratch, the course will stretch your mind and challenge you. You will learn how to create amazing games, animated images and songs in just minutes with a simple “drag and drop” interface.

No previous programming knowledge needed. Join us as you start your computer science journey.

This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 1044106. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation (NSF).

What you'll learn

How to create amazing games, animated images and songs in the Scratch Programming language, one of the friendliest programming languages ever createdThe skill of solving interesting problems and making cool things with the help of a computer.

Scratch（官网：http://scratch.mit.edu）是最早被广泛熟知和使用的儿童编程工具之一，它由麻省理工学院媒体实验室终身幼儿园组开发设计，是一种适用于8岁以上孩子的图形化编程语言（Graphical Programming Language）。开发者希望启发和激励初学者在轻松愉快的环境下，不需要先学习编程语言语法便能经由操作（如设计交互故事）学习程序设计、数学和计算机知识，同时获得创造性思考、逻辑编程和协同工作的体验。 📷

Scratch编程的世界包括两大元素：角色和舞台，不管是角色的图案还是舞台的背景都可以从它所提供的素材库中选择、或是从电脑上传、甚至可以直接打开摄像头拍摄，每个人都可以创造属于自己的角色和舞台。即便没有任何编程基础，只要通过拖拽预先设定好的积木式程序模块，堆栈出指令，就可以设置或控制角色和背景的行动，创造出属于自己的作品。通过Scratch孩子们可以把自己脑海中的世界呈现出来，他们的作品可能是动画、影片、艺术作品甚至人生第一款自制的游戏。

“创意”和“分享”是Scratch最重要的理念。因此，Scratch还有一个活跃的线上学习社区，所有用户都可以上传分享自己的作品和源代码文件，目前已有1836万注册用户，超过2300万个作品在这个社区上分享。所有作品都是以“知识共享”的特许方式进行发布，也就是说用户不仅可以看到其他人的作品，也可以看到这个作品背后的运营程序，甚至可以下载下来进行优化和再创造。

Scratch已被翻译成40种以上的语言，在超过150个国家被使用，在台湾地区，中小学的信息化课程是以Scratch为主来上的。在大陆地区，也逐渐有越来越多的机构以Scratch的内容为依托，进行更深入的少儿编程、STEAM教学的研发。