Getting+Started+Intro

=**For Scratch 2.0 View the About Scratch Page**=


 * Directions below are for Scratch 1.0**
 * [[image:1 Scratch.png width="263" height="263" link="@http://scratch.mit.edu/"]] || **Getting Started the first time:**
 * 1) **Download Scratch**
 * 2) **Install Scratch on your computer and launch (open) it.**
 * 3) You can download and save the Getting Stated Guide. On the school computers, this is saved in the Scratch folder on the desktop.
 * MIT Scratch Reference Guide


 * Help!! If you need help, (1) use the Help link in Scratch, (2) Look for examples in the online projects, (3) ask 3 people before you ask your teacher. Once you know how to do something, share the knowledge!**


 * For Classwork:**
 * 1) Open a web browser and to get to this wiki.
 * 2) Click on Scratch lesson tabs in the left column of this wiki.
 * 3) Launch (open) Scratch on the computer where you are working.
 * 4) View directions and/or tutorials on this wiki and then use Scratch to complete the example.
 * 5) Experiment with your own creation using the concepts from the directions or tutorial.
 * 6) The Lessons on this wiki will tell you which ones must be shared online and which must be placed online in the Gallery for your class. ||


 * [[image:2 Getting Started.png width="284" height="293"]] || **Sharing your Projects**
 * 1) At the top of the Scratch screen, click on Share. Select "Share this Project Online". Enter your Scratch Website login name and password. The Project name should be the lesson number (1 for instance + your last name + a brief descriptor. The Project Notes should tell a viewer how to start the project (Possibly using the Green Flag.) Then describe what the project does. Click on OK.
 * 2) Add all of the assignments to the Gr 5 or Gr 6 Projects Gallery.
 * 3) Continue with the other unit lessons. Share each using the correct naming system to the website. Add the assignments to the correct gallery. ||