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A NOTE FOr PArENTS

AND EDucATOrS

Scratch opens up an exciting world of computer programming
for kids and other beginning programmers. To follow along with
this book and use Scratch 2.0, you’ll need:
• A computer with a recent Web browser (Chrome 7 or later,
Firefox 4 or later, or Internet Explorer 7 or later) with Adobe
Flash Player version 10.2 or later installed
• A display that’s 1024 × 768 or larger
• A reliable Internet connection

• A microphone and speakers (or headphones) to record and
listen to music

Once you have a browser and Adobe Flash Player installed,
just point your browser at http://scratch.mit.edu/. You can create
a new Scratch project without logging in by clicking the Create
button. You’ll want to eventually Join Scratch to create your
own account and save your projects (see how in “Join the Com-
munity!” on page 15).
You should download the projects used in this book from
http://nostarch.com/scratch/. This online resource includes
complete working projects, custom sprites, and a short Getting

Started with Scratch guide produced by the Scratch team.

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