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Y4 Scratch: How do I improve my Scratch game?

  • Open Scratch page, click file – upload from my computer – find your file
  • Use catch up cards and each other, but try to think for yourself first –  can you work it out?

So far we have done…

Use catch up cards if you need to do the following steps:

  • CAT
    • When left arrow pressed, turn left 15 degrees
    • When right arrow pressed, turn right 15 degrees
    • Forever move forward
    • Forever change costume – walking
  • BACKGROUND
    • Draw maze walls one colour
    • Draw start and finish places (could be text or picture)

Next steps

  • if cat hits the wall – stop (put this in the moving block)
  • make a coin sprite
    • show at the beginning
    • hide when sprite touches (forever checking)
    • make a variable called “score” (data blocks)
    • add one to score when sprite touches coin
  • Add another maze to the backgrounds
    • Get it to change background when you finish the maze

Y4 eBooks: How do I publish my book?

eBook checklist

  • Everything fits on the page in view mode without scrolling
  • Neat footer below thee page
  • Page numbers and next/previous buttons
  • ** Glossary page  *** links from particular words

How to publish

  1. Make sure all links on the title page are “open in new window”
  2. Blog the title page to Stories on the Year 4 blog
  3. For all other pages: click on the double blobby (share) icon and choose publish (I will have to allow your page before it appears on the Internet – and every time you change it)

Y4 eBooks: How do I link pages in j2e?

Success steps

  1. Login to j2e
  2. save two pages
  3. create text button
  4. link pages
  5. draw a shape
  6. use group to create button
  7. save after changes
  8. **link to a website
  9. ** Animate your button

Next time, we will create a story ebook by copying a story, designing pages and  linking the pages together.  What will make a good eBook?

Y5 What is a podcast?

  1. Listen to an example podcast, eg scientist.
  2. Notice two layers – speech and background. Notice sections. Are these done at the same time?
  3. Look at list of files from eg Ganges river podcast.
  4. Open up in audacity and tinker…
  5. OR explore Audacity by recording sound and exploring effects, deleting, cut/paste

Success steps

  • take part in discussion about podcasts
  • open Audacity
  • find a folder
  • open a sound file
  • select sound clips
  • explore effects; record sound

Next time

We are going to make a class podcast, each group/pair presenting some info on a topic eg space. Next week we will prep script. Look at audio colour level

 

 

Y3 How do I draw shapes with j2code?

Success steps

  • Log into j2e
  • Go to j2code and click the big LOGO button
  • Use the arrow keys to draw some letters
  • Remember forward is always the way the turtle is pointing
  • Left and right always mean “turn on the spot”
  • ** Draw a bubble letter (you will need pen up and pen down)
  • ** Edit the program text to make the pen thicker
  • Save work