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The "lesson to educators" was certainly a quick conclusion to draw from the number guessing game example. A fair comparison would be a game with sound and anima
by aufreak3 14y ago
The "lesson to educators" was certainly a quick conclusion to draw from the number guessing game example. A fair comparison would be a game with sound and animation that kids have created using Scratch that you get kids to do using a "real" language like python. Furthermore, I think BYOB (build your own blocks)[1] raises the bar what can be done in a Scratch-like environment.
[1] http://byob.berkeley.edu/ http://byob.berkeley.edu/
- YAFZ 14y agoBYOB is important indeed and we also have Panther (see http://pantherprogramming.weebly.com/ http://pantherprogramming.weebly.com/ and http://wiki.scratch.mit.edu/wiki/Panther_%28Scratch_Modification%29 http://wiki.scratch.mit.edu/wiki/Panther_%28Scratch_Modifica...): "... a host of new features such as file and webpage manipulation and advanced colour sensing, cloning and much more besides, Panther provides advanced usage for avid Scratchers around the globe as well as new programmers looking for a fluid, easy to understand starting language."