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Scratch Programming in easy steps
Scratch Programming in easy steps, 2nd edition introduces readers to Scratch, a programming language that is widely used on the Raspberry Pi and in schools and begins with a foreword by Mitchel Resnick, Professor of Learning Research at the MIT Media Lab, which created Scratch.
Scratch makes it easy to create your own games, animations, music, art or applications. It's the perfect way to learn programming because it takes away a lot of the complexity. That means you can focus on having great ideas and bringing them to life. With this book as your companion, you'll learn how to:
Design, build and share your own programs Create addictive arcade games, quizzes and word games Make computer-generated art Play your favourite music and compose your own tunes Use variables, lists, loops, broadcasts and operators to create sophisticated software Avoid common programming pitfalls and bugs Interact with webcam video and the sensors on a PicoBoard Scratch Programming in easy steps, 2nd edition is fully updated for Scratch 3.0, the latest version of Scratch. Includes examples of using the micro: bit to control Scratch projects and using text-to-speech to speak aloud - new features in Scratch 3.0.
Scratch makes it easy to create your own games, animations, music, art or applications. It's the perfect way to learn programming because it takes away a lot of the complexity. That means you can focus on having great ideas and bringing them to life. With this book as your companion, you'll learn how to:
Design, build and share your own programs Create addictive arcade games, quizzes and word games Make computer-generated art Play your favourite music and compose your own tunes Use variables, lists, loops, broadcasts and operators to create sophisticated software Avoid common programming pitfalls and bugs Interact with webcam video and the sensors on a PicoBoard Scratch Programming in easy steps, 2nd edition is fully updated for Scratch 3.0, the latest version of Scratch. Includes examples of using the micro: bit to control Scratch projects and using text-to-speech to speak aloud - new features in Scratch 3.0.
216 pages, Paperback
First published December 10, 2013
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Sean McManus
29 books6 followersSean McManus writes inspiring books about technology and business.
Many of his most popular books introduce children and adults to programming, including using Scratch, Python, and the Raspberry Pi. Sean's novel for adults, Earworm, goes undercover in the music industry, exploring what happens when music, AI, and business collide.
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October 13, 2021
The is the best scratch programming book that we read thus far. The contents is clear and easy to reference. The colorful content guide us well. We are able to refer back to each specific function easily. As long your kid understand English, He/She can totally learn the scratch independently using the book without bothering you. The book is nicely presented and aptly considered the needs of the children especially with the hot tips.
This book is so good that the children even ask to buy other books in the series from author. As the presentation is so good and easy for self-learning, definitely we will proceed to obtain the books like Python and Raspberry-Pi when the children ready to progress to next level.
We would recommend this book to all parents with children that would like to self learning Scratch.
This book is so good that the children even ask to buy other books in the series from author. As the presentation is so good and easy for self-learning, definitely we will proceed to obtain the books like Python and Raspberry-Pi when the children ready to progress to next level.
We would recommend this book to all parents with children that would like to self learning Scratch.
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