scratch

Surprisingly I enjoyed creating the scratch game. I chose to do mine on the food pyramid. The player must click and drag on the food item and drag it into the correct location on the food pyramid. I thought that the scratch program was difficult, but only because I was new at it. I can definitely see it getting easier as I work with it more often. I would like to use scratch in my teaching career to individualize learning for students. For example, if I know one student is struggling in a certain skill or concept, I can create a game or simulation to help him develop understanding and skills. I can also create games to build upon the student's individual interest. This assignment also helped me to understand how to create developmentally appropriate games. It must be interactive, provide clear directions (in print, verbally, or both), and should scaffold such as giving clues to let the student know if they are correct or not or giving hints.