Introduction to Scratch Scratch is a block based programming environment which allows you to write visual program easily without having to remember and type lots of complicated instructions. However, even though it's simple, it still has all the features of the more traditional programming languages. The Scratch Interface - Click to engage Scratch is based on the use of the stage, or background, and sprites, actors which perform on the stage. There are plenty of commands, or blocks, which Scratch has built in to allow you to control both the appearance and behaviour of the stage and the sprites that you create. Scratch can be used to ...
Scratch blocks fall into ten categories ...
Using the help function The most useful part about the Scratch interface is the 'block help' button ... ... which can be dragged to any block to tell you what it does and give you a quick example of the block in use. There is really no need for me to write any instructions for how to use any of the blocks - it's all there in the interface! Follow the built in tutorials To get started, you can follow the built in tutorials, use the how to guides and access the block help from the collapsible help panel on the right hand side of the interface. |
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