DevTech Research Group

In honor of ScratchJr's 10th birthday, we are sharing out quick activities that you can do at home or in the classroom! Today's activity will show you how to bring in everyday objects or images to ScratchJr using the paint editor!

ScratchJr Connect: connect.scratchjr.org/new-ye… In-Person Bday Party Registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F… Project Example: youtube.com/watch?v=a5mTZXMX… (2/2)

This year is ScratchJr's 10th birthday, and we’d like to celebrate with you! Please join us on September 16th from 4-6 PM for a virtual celebration with the DevTech team. Join to hear about 10 years worth of research, design and development. To Register: bit.ly/ScratchJr10th

With school on the way, our Coding Playground Summer Camp has officially wrapped up, but what an amazing two weeks it was! Our campers dove into the world of Coding and Robotics, exploring and playing with ScratchJr and the KIBO Robot. We can’t wait to do it all again next year!

The Scratch Conference is coming up! On July 24th, two of DevTech's own, Francisca Carocca P. and Jessica Blake-West, will be presenting their work with ScratchJr. Click the link to register: events.ringcentral.com/.../s…

We are thrilled to announce that the Coding as Another Language Curriculum for ScratchJr is now available in Portuguese (Portugal). You can see the Kindergarten, First Grade, and Second Grade curriculum here --> sites.bc.edu/codingasanother…

We were thrilled to join the Scratch Foundation last week to meet and present to their Scratch Ecosystem partners! The group includes organizations from Vietnam, India, Brazil, Kenya, and more!

We're thrilled to announce the Coding Playgrounds Summer Camp, a program designed for children entering K-2. If your child is curious about programming and robotics, this is the perfect opportunity for them! Learn more: sites.bc.edu/.../learn.../fo… Register: forms.gle/VcRMNnoHsKJckhtF8

The DevTech Research Group had the pleasure last week of hosting a delegation from the school, Colegio Hebreo Maguen David, all the way from Mexico City!

The DevTech group is thrilled that the Coding as Another Language for ScratchJr curriculum for kindergarten is now available in Turkish! Thank you, Dr. Şermin Metin and Dr. Mehmet Başaran, for all your help on this project. Click here to access: sites.bc.edu/codingasanother…