Explore a trailblazing way to talk about innovation. Using the Scratch coding program, young computer scientists create innovations and write stories to accompany them. They include some of the add-ons they mastered throughout the unit.

Concepts

storytelling, digital storytelling, computer code, innovation, technology resources

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Instructional Ideas

• Set a day for the class to present their projects to classmates, parents/guardians, and other stakeholders
  

Classroom Considerations

• Instructors should prepare certificates of completion for each learner ahead of time
  
• The culminating lesson in the eight-part Google CS First Storytelling unit; pupils must be familiar with all knowledge from the previous lessons
  

Pros

• Provides videos that help users work through the project independently
• Fosters creativity and imagination
  

Cons

• None