ES: Programming Camp (Grade 3rd - 5th)

Students in TECHie Camp: ES Programming will use Scratch, developed the MIT Media Lab, which allows children to learn the concepts of computer programming by using a simple graphical interface. Students will create their own interactive art, interactive stories and games…watch as cars explode after traveling at great speeds or see fire-breathing dragons morph into gorgeous, long-haired fairy princesses who go onto marry the handsome prince! The camp will encourage the students to think about complex ideas and concepts rationally and logically. Why didn’t the dog behave like I wanted? Or, how can I fix that problem so that it doesn’t happen again?

Camp List

08/09/10 - 08/13/10 (OSU: Hale Center)

Class Schedule

(For general daily schedule, click here.)

Featured Softwares

Scratch

Scratch is a new programming language, developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art. Scratch is designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. As they create and share Scratch projects, young people learn important mathematical and computational ideas, while also learning to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively.