Scratch

Filters ::: filter_scratch

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Ralf Krause

The Scratch filter allows you to embed Scratch games into labels, forums, or web pages automatically - wherever you create a link to a .sb Scratch file that has been uploaded onto the Moodle server (either as an attachment to a forum post, or as a course file).

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The Scratch Filter allows you to embed Scratch games into labels, forums, or web pages automatically - wherever you create a link to a .sb Scratch file that has been uploaded onto the Moodle server (either as an attachment to a forum post, or as a course file).

This not only allows you to use Scratch files as teaching aids, examples, or games but also allows students to share their own Scratch games with other students via a forum, giving and receiving feedback and learning from each other's scripts.

To install and configure:

Unzip the Scratch plugin folder to the filters folder on your Moodle server
Log in as administrator and visit the notifications page.
Enable the Scratch filter (Modules > Filters > Manage Filters)
Change the settings to enable or disable autoplay (Modules > Filters > Scratch)
Test out the plugin by adding a link to a Scratch file in a label or creating a forum post with a Scratch file as an attachment

Acknowledgements:

ScratchApplet.jar and soundbank.gm are included with permission from the Scratch team. These files may need updating from time to time as new versions of Scratch are released. They are generally available from:

http://scratch.mit.edu/static/misc/ScratchApplet.jar and http://scratch.mit.edu/static/misc/soundbank.gm

Scratch is developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. See http://scratch.mit.edu

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Sam Mudle
Mon, 28 May 2012, 11:57 AM
Thanks Ralf, works extremely well. Nice to have students upload the sb file and not have to depend on MIT servers.

You've inspired me to write a pluggin for java applets.
Stuart Purvis
Fri, 1 Feb 2013, 10:10 PM
Are the any problems with it running in 2.4
Ralf Krause
Fri, 1 Feb 2013, 11:32 PM
Hi Stuart,

I found no problems yet. I don't know which problems will come with Java ... you need Java on your client computers if you want to use the Scratch filter. There were some bad news about Java and I don't know what happens with the Scratch apps if the browser get new Java plugins every week.

Scratch will publish Scratch 2.0 during the next weeks and then I will renew the Scratch filter. They are using Flash now

The Scratch apps do not work on a mobile device that can't use Java or Flash so you can't get the Scratch apps on an iPad or an Android.

Ralf
Graham Bowman
Thu, 18 July 2013, 3:39 AM
This is really impressive. I don't know why this hasn't had more attention. I suppose with the move to Scratch 2 it may become less necessary because projects can be embedded, but until Scratch2 provides Teacher/Student control Scratch 1 is more appropriate in school.
John Gomes
Tue, 27 Aug 2013, 11:43 PM
Now that the stand-alone of Scratch 2.0has been released, is there anyone developing a Moodle plugin that will able .sb2 files to be viewed in a Moodle discussion forum?
Dan Trockman
Thu, 26 Sept 2013, 4:26 AM
Ralph, we have made good use of this filter in our school for showcasing projects students have made for their parents. We are now using scratch 2 also. Is there any timeline for when an updated filter will be available to handle .sb2 files? I am just fine with a separate filter in the case that one cannot be made to handle both .sb and .sb2 files.