I have not had an opportunity to use Scratch very much yet, but I have read articles about it and I am aware of its ease of use for children in elementary school. It seems like it will be a simple program to learn to use, and could be useful in teaching kids 2D animation. Another positive of the program is that it is free, and can easily be loaded onto computers at elementary schools.
As I haven't been able to use the program much, I can't provide many negatives about Scratch. However, the fact that it is much more basic than Flash could be a problem for older kids, but I don't expect that to be a concern with elementary school kids. Although Scratch is not as powerful as Flash, it is much easier for younger kids to use and this will be important if we try to teach them the program.
I found the layout of the program interesting because it simplifies the process of creating and animating 2D graphics for younger kids. Although it isn't as powerful as Flash, it has enough features to be useful for students in elementary schools. Another feature that I found interesting was the Youtube-like site that has been set up to share Scratch projects. This would make it very easy for parents to go online and look at their child's projects.
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I hope you have since had time to use more of Scratch especially since you know Flash. It is an interesting layout and program that could be useful when working with the kids.
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