In this video there is a teacher that walks learners through making a jumping game in Scratch. The video requires the learners to follow along in their own instance of scratch and would likely have them respond by choosing different characters or modifying the game in some creative way.
After watching the video I could ask the learners to use the jumping game to be creative and add their own twist to it. This could help them express their creativity and further expand their basic understanding of programming. This activity would of course also be done using Scratch.
Students could get feedback through traditional submissions of their saved game or demonstration of their game. But I think a more exciting way for them to share their game would be through some kind of social media, such as twitter, where they can interact with peers and their games as well.
This activity could be scaled up or down depending on the environment by simply giving them more or less time to be creative and create some kind of game. I also don’t see why this couldn’t be done with a large number of students as long as there is enough tablets, chromebooks and computers available.
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