Scratch Day 2012

Scratch Day Saturday May 19, 2012, 10am-2pm Washington-Lee High School 1301 N Stafford St Arlington, VA 22201

http://www.apsva.us/Domain/2156

http://day.scratch.mit.edu/event/481

Highlights

 * Teacher Workshop on Scratch programming with Recertification Hours...


 * Workshop for teens and parents


 * Workshop for young children ages 7-12

Planning Notes
Running off one-page (maybe two-sided) agenda with contact info, web links

* http://paulbui.net/wiki/images/1/13/4th-Floor.jpg * Rooms 4207, 4209, 4211 * Yes
 * Do we need a floorplan? Facilities notes?
 * Can Washington-Lee run off copies?

Given 10am-2pm, will need to have lunch break 12-1

* http://www.urbanspoon.com/n/7/605/DC/Ballston-restaurants * Teacher's lounge with beautiful view. * A few.
 * Lunch on your own
 * Food places near by?
 * Picnic benches or room inside where ppl can consume their bag lunch?
 * Soda/snack machines in the school?
 * Probably too much to try to order pizzas

Crew


 * Instructors: Richard, Paul, Anthony
 * Paul doing the teacher room
 * Richard B-M doing Scratch class for parents and older kids
 * Anthony doing basic Scratch for younger kids (Cici in that room?)


 * Hosting: Mike

Welcome


 * Mike will do a 15-minute welcome, 10-minute close
 * Welcome session should be able to hold the entire group, ideally to show a few PPT slides or a very short video clip
 * Raffle prize ideas?
 * Scratch 1.4 books
 * Picoboard?

Facilities / Computer Lab (Paul will take care of this)

* No rolling bbs in school, but we can masking tape up banners.
 * Classrooms need Scratch 1.4 installed, internet access, projector at teacher station
 * Parents bring USB stick or be prepared to email your class project to self via webmail
 * If a couple hand-painted banners were to be made, how could they be hung up. Or are there rolling bulletin boards?

Promotion

* Notified our CTE Supervisor of the event. * Notified our in school news letter, "Newscheck" about the event.
 * Blog post on olpclearningclub.org
 * Blog gets syndicated to Planet Sugar Labs, Planet OLPC and OLPC News
 * Email blast to OLPC Learning Club list
 * Jeff, Paul: How will Scratch Day to be promoted within Arlington Schools?