Dance+Party+rcarrier


 * Guiding Questions:**
 * 1) What are two strategies that you use (or could use) when you get stuck while designing?
 * 2) What is the difference between a sprite and a sprite's costume?
 * 3) What are different strategies to add music, sounds, or notes, etc.?
 * 4) What is the purpose of the music?


 * Stage 1: Investigate**
 * 1) View the following: **beach dance**and **Monsters Dance** and **BreakDance**and **Gummy Bear Band**
 * 2) **Beach Dance** - nice beat and the costumes are good. It meets the requirements.
 * 3) **Monster Dance** - nice music and stage. There are costumes but there could be more movement. It might be better if the glide command had been used.
 * 4) **BreakDance** - I like the rhythm. The student took photos and imported them to create the costumes. Awesome. I like the effects and sound when the icons on the top are clicked. The clear directions make this easy to use.
 * 5) **Gummy Bear Band** - Cute sprite costumes. Really good timing to have the costumes change to the beat of the music.
 * 6) I did a search on the MIT Scratch site for dance party. I found the weirdest dancing bananas ever I like the music and I like that the sprite/costumes seem to be moving with the beat of the music.
 * 7) In my About Me program, I was happiest with my scuba scene. I will try to make a Dance party program using those sprites but will add music and have them dance to the beat of the music.


 * Stage 2: Design**


 * Stage 3: Plan**
 * 1) I need to find music. I will try to get the ICS RUN song. I will need to import this music
 * 2) I need to learn how to find the letter sprites. I want to try to use different letter fonts.
 * 3) I need an outdoor background - possibly a field.
 * 4) I need find a sprite with costumes that looks like the sprite is running.
 * 5) I will have the boy say, "Come to the ICS Fun Run."

Fun Run in the Dance party gallery
 * Stage 4: Create**


 * Stage 5: Evaluate**
 * Answer the following questions **
 * 1) **Remembering**: What did you do in the project? What was your inspiration? I created a program with a boy "running" on a field with the ICS RUN song playing. The song and the ICS RUN theme for this year was my inspiration.
 * 2) **Understanding**: What was important about it? What did you learn? I learned to use the letters as sp rites. I learned to import the music.
 * 3) **Applying**: Where could I use this again? I will use music in other programs.
 * 4) **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? I used the online tutorials for help with the music and my student's projects for the About Me assignment taught me several tips.
 * 5) **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?
 * 6) **Creating**: What should I do next? What do you want to learn next?