(http://thewiredhomeschool.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/scratch-logo.jpg)Today is DAY 12 of a special Podcast Awards (http://podcastawards.com) edition of The Wired Homeschool. If you want to listen to any previous episodes in this series, you can find them all here (http://thewiredhomeschool.com/podcastawards).

Let’s get started!

Coding with Scratch

When I’m asked by parents how to get their kids started with programming I always point them to Scratch (https://scratch.mit.edu/).

Scratch (https://scratch.mit.edu/) is a programming language and an online community where children can program and share interactive media such as stories, games, and animation with people from all over the world. As children create with Scratch, they learn to think creatively, work collaboratively, and reason systematically. Scratch is designed and maintained by the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab.

They even provide a free curriculum guide (http://scratched.gse.harvard.edu/resources/scratch-curriculum-guide-draft) that you can use to teach your kids.

STEM or STEAM Categories

Arts and Technology are the most obvious STEAM components you can address with Scratch but look for creative ways to incorporate the other STEAM components too..

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How to Vote

Visit PodcastAwards.com (http://podcastawards.com), checkmark the podcasts that get your vote, fill out the brief form, and confirm your vote via email. That’s it! It only takes a minute or two. You may also consider voting for these podcasts too.

Arts

Resourceful Designer

Business

The Productive Woman

Entertainment

Triplecast

Government & Organizations

Congressional Dish

Kids & Family

Dad Spotlight

Music

The Bugcast

People’s Choice

The Hollywood Outsider

Sports & Recreation

Packers Fan Podcast

Technology

The Audacity to Podcast

TV & Film

ONCE – Once Upon a Time Podcast

Please remember to vote for The Wired Homeschool in the 2016 People’s Choice Podcast Awards (http://podcastawards.com).

Etc.

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Music for the podcast by Kevin Macleod (http://incompetech.com/).

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