Tips for Scratch.

With the following post I will try to help you to understand the different option SCRATCH will offer you to create your story. 

First of all you have different BACKGROUNDS. You can take them and swap if you need, also you can create your personal ones. 

It will be the same for the characters. You can choose different characters for the story and you can use with them different commands from the programmes. 

In the EVENTOS part you will find different commands to start something or to send a message to other objects of the story. You will find a videotutorial about the message at the end of this post. 

Also you can move the objects along the screen to create to do this you have to use all the comands you can find in the MOVIMIENTO part and also it will be very important to look for the x and y. 

To  create a story is very important the dialogues among the different characters. To create these dialogues you will use all the commands for the APARIENCIA part.

To use the different commands you have to place them in order into the PROGRAMMING AREA. Please be careful with what object you are choosing, you are working and programming the one it is circled in blue. 

One of the most useful things for creating the stories will be the command MENSAJE (Recibir / Enviar). We will record a videotutorial to teach and remember you how to deal with you. Please let's watch it calmly and try to practice to fix your idea. 

Another good idea to learn about how to create stories and dialogues in Scratch will be to look into a story which is already done for you. So please click on the next link and then click on VER DENTRO. 

STORY: THE KNIGHT AND THE DRAGON

Nuestra historia en SCRATCH. Planificando.

The last scratch lesson we created our SCRATCH account and investigated a bit about the possibilities it offers to us. You can check it in the post.

COMENZAMOS CON SCRATCH !!!!

Now it is time to start writing down what we want to tell in the story. As we learnt we need to be very specific when we are programming so we are going to use this lesson to schedule what we are going to set then in the SCRATCH website. 

With the following chart we will try to plan everything. It should be very specific and it would be very useful if you write down as if it was one of the commands we have in the program.

My story with scratch (planning) from Javier Ramos Sancha

This is another really good and useful website to learn how to create stories using SCRATCH is this. Let's take your time to read it calmly.

Scratcharreando: Cuéntame un cuento por Ana de la Fuente

Comenzamos con Scratch!!!!!

Today we are going to start using Scratch in our English lessons. The main purpose to use it is this time will be to create stories. 

The first step we have to take will be create an account on the Scratch website. It will be very easy if you follow this steps:

1. Let's go to Scratch website:  Scratch website. 

2. Now you have to click on UNETE A SCRATCH.

3. You have to follow the steps they are saying to you and fill all the fields. 

4. Once you have your account you have to log in to use your personal site. You can do it by clicking on INGRESAR.

5. When you are at main screen you need to go to CREAR. It will be here where you can start creating your story. 

Using this picture you can identify the main tools you will need to work with Scratch.

Now we offer you a couple of very helpful tips for you to deal with this new tool:

1. This is an amazing website with lots of information about the different elements of Scratch. PLEASE WHENEVER YOU HAVE A DOUBT TRY TO LOOK THE INFORMATION HERE. 

Programación Scratch para Niños

2. The following video will help you to understand step by step how you can create a story and a dialogue using Scratch.

Now it is time to start with our project. We are going to create our accounts and check all the characters and possible background. This will help us to think on the story we want to write. 

We are going to work in pairs and first of all yo will need to write a script about what you want to show. We will use the creative technique: 1, 2, HANDS ON.

• 1.: You have 5 minutes to think as much as posible and write it down about what you think your story will be about. 
• 2.: You and your partner will say to each other your ideas. 
• HANDS ON: you will create a script together.