About+Me

Students will be able to

 * 1) become familiar with a wider range of Scratch blocks
 * 2) be able to investigate, design, plan, create and evaluate a Scratch project that is an interactive digital representation of his/her interests.
 * 3) be able to transfer the final story to the MIT website.
 * 4) be able to Add the story to the class gallery - **ICS Kids About Me Stories**.
 * 5) be able to add a link on the student's design wiki page to the About Me story on the MIT website.
 * 6) be able to evaluate the final product.

Scratch Assessment

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 * Assignment Overview**
 * 1) Create a Scratch story page on the wiki called **About Me initials**. The story should tell viewers at least 3 interesting facts about you. Do not use your name or your photo in the story.
 * 2) The story must be planned before creating the story. Use the steps of the design cycle must be to create for your story. The steps include: Investigate, Design, Plan, Create, Evaluate.
 * 3) Use the ICSkids account on the Scratch website. The password will be provided in class.
 * 4) Add your final //About Me// program to the **ICS Kids About Me Gallery**.
 * 5) Create a link from your //About Me Initials// page on the wiki to the program on the **ICS Kids About Me Gallery**

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 * Assignment Details**
 * 1) Review the Design Cycle. Use the steps of the Design Cycle to plan your first story.
 * 2) ** Investigate **: Create an interactive story called "About Me". View examples About Me, : **All About Me Kiara, About Me, Amanda Explains Al, Me Me Not You by Osho.** Discuss the strengths of each with the student to your right and left. Also view the ** ICSkids About Me ** projects ** . **
 * 3) ** Make ** a wiki page called About Me initials. This should link from your Table of Contents page.
 * 4) ** Design ** : On your About Me initials wiki page, describe the design for your About Me story. Use a graphic organizer or draw program to diagram the flow of your program. Save as or convert to a jpeg to place on your wiki page. (Note: An **Open Office Drawing** program can be used as the graphic organizer. Complete the diagram, then **Export** it as a JPEG.) Then on your wiki page, go to Files and Upload files. Once it is uploaded, click on it to place it on your wiki page. use the - size button to make it the correct size.
 * 5) ** Plan **: What what you will need. View any Online Tutorials that will help you to design your story. What background will you use.What sprite will you use. What 3 facts will you tell me about you.
 * 6) ** Create ** : ** Create the script. ** **Show your product to at least 3 people**. Use their suggestions to improve your script. When the script is completed, share your project online. Name it last name + About Me. Be sure to include the commands in the **program notes**. **Tag it as Story and About Me.** Once it is complete, **add it (share it) on the MIT Scratch icskids website, Add to the class gallery: About Me 1314**.
 * 7) ** Evaluate : Answer the following questions**
 * 8) **Remembering ** : What did you do in the project? What was your inspiration?
 * 9) **Understanding ** : What was important about it? What did you learn?
 * 10) **Applying: ** Where could I use this again?
 * 11) **Analyzing**: Do I see any patterns in what I did? What did you get stuck on? How did you get unstuck? Who in the class viewed your story? Who helped you with useful tips and suggestion?
 * 12) **Evaluating**: How well did I do? D id you include everything in your design? If something was not included, explain why. What are you most proud of? Why?
 * 13) **Creating**: What should I do next? What do you want to learn next?