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EDUCATOR GUIDE Workshop Overview
Video Sensing Here’s a suggested agenda for a
one-hour workshop:
With this guide, you can plan and lead a one-
hour workshop using Scratch. Participants will
gain experience with coding as they create First, gather as a group to
interactive projects using Video Sensing. introduce the theme and
IMAGINE spark ideas.
10 minutes
Next, help participants as
they make interactive
CREATE projects, working at their
40 minutes own pace.
At the end of the session,
gather together to share
SHARE and reflect.
10 minutes
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Get Ready for the Workshop Imagine IMAGINE
Use this checklist to prepare for the workshop. Begin by gathering the participants to introduce
the theme and spark ideas for projects.
Preview the Tutorial
The Video Sensing tutorial shows
participants how to create their own Warm-up Activity: Invisible Energy Ball
projects. Preview the tutorial before your
workshop and try the first few steps: Gather the group in a circle. Together you must pass an
scratch.mit.edu/tutorials invisible energy ball around the circle, acting out the action
of passing or throwing the ball. The challenge is, it is always
changing shape, size, texture and even temperature.
Make sure your computers have built-in cameras
Video Sensing uses your computer’s built-in camera. Make sure Model this activity by passing the ball to the first participant.
that participants are using computers with built-in cameras. Say your name, then describe the ball. “I’m Alex and I’m
passing you a huge energy ball that is slippery like a fish!”
Print the Activity Cards The next person then acts out how they would catch that
huge, slippery energy ball, introduces themself and describes
Print a few sets of Video Sensing cards
the energy ball they’re passing to the next person. Encourage
to have available for participants during
participants to transform the ball as much as possible with
the workshop.
each turn.
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Make sure participants have Scratch accounts Provide Ideas and Inspiration
Participants can sign up for their own Scratch accounts at
scratch.mit.edu, or you can set up student accounts if you To spark ideas, watch the Video
have a Teacher Account. To request a Teacher Account, go to: Sensing tutorial video. The video
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spark ideas and inspiration.
Set up a computer with projector or large monitor
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how to get started.
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Demonstrate the First Steps IMAGINE Create CREATE
Demonstrate the first few steps of the tutorial Support participants as they create
so participants can see how to get started. interactive Scratch projects.
Start a new project in Scratch, then add the Video Sensing Start with Prompts
blocks. Ask participants questions to get started
Click the Add an Choose Video Which character or object do What do you want it to do
Extension button Sensing to add you want to interact with? when you interact with it?
(on the bottom of the video blocks.
the screen).
Provide Resources
Pet the cat: Offer options for getting started
This block senses
motion on a sprite.
Type a larger number to
make it less sensitive to
Cat movement.
Move your hand to pet the cat.
Some participants may want Others may want to explore
to follow the online tutorial: using the activity cards:
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Follow these steps to choose different sprites and sounds:
Suggest Ideas for Starting
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• Add the Video Sensing blocks using the Add an Extension button.
• Choose a sprite to interact with.
Choose a sprite. Choose a sound. Select your sound.
• Decide how you want it to react.
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CREATE Share SHARE
More Things to Try
Have participants share their project
• Try adding a second character or
with their neighbors.
object to interact with.
• If you’re not sure what to do, pick Ask questions they can discuss:
a card and try something new.
• You can create a game, an
interactive story, or a virtual pet. What do you like best about What was the
the project you made? hardest part?
Support collaboration
If you had more time, what would you add or change?
• When someone gets stuck,
connect them to another
participant who can help.
• See a cool idea? Ask the What’s Next?
creator to share with others.
Participants can use the ideas and concepts from this
workshop to create a wide variety of projects. Encourage
them to continue developing their projects into games,
stories, or interactive art using the resources listed below.
Encourage experimenting
The Video Sensing activity cards can be done in any order, with
a range of different character and object sprites.
Create a Story Chase Game Animate a
Encourage students to try new things:
Choose characters, Make a game Character
add conversation, where you chase a Bring characters to
What are different ways Can you create a project that
and bring your character to score life with animation.
your project can react? two (or more) people can play?
story to life. points.
Find these projects in the Tutorials library: scratch.mit.edu/ideas
Created by the Scratch Team
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