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and computer concepts that improve their creative thinking, logi-
cal reasoning, problem solving, and collaboration skills.
Designing Scratch projects challenges creative thinking
skills, and overcoming obstacles and problem solving builds
confidence. This gives learners an advantage later in life.

This creative thinking spiral is from Professor Resnick’s article,
“Sowing the Seeds of a More Creative Society,” published in ISTE
(International Society for Technology in Education).

Is It Easy to use Scratch?

Scratch was designed to prevent common beginner pitfalls like
misspelling and errors in consistency. Instead of typing com-
mands, programming in Scratch is performed by dragging and
joining programming blocks. This graphical interface allows
users to easily control the way different types of commands react

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