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National Rollout of Scratch
In September 2009 Lero – the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre, CIO Ireland and IT Tallaght teamed up with the Irish Computer Society to distribute a brand new exciting transition year module to all secondary schools in the country. The materials “Having Fun with Computer Programming and Games” use Scratch, a free software tool developed by the MIT Media Lab to teach programming concepts. For more information about the materials see http://www.scratch.ie This presentation will discuss how we went from pilot project to national rollout. We will talk about uptake at the national level and the Scratch competition. Two teachers will talk about their experience teaching Scratch and their plans for the Scratch competition.
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Conor Keyes: Educated: Ardscoil Ris Limerick, University of Limerick Qualifications: BBS, Grad dip in Software Localisation, Grad Dip in Education Current Position: Castletroy College, ICT & Maths teacher. Jessie Byrne teaches computer studies and geography at second level. She is an ICT-in-education enthusiast (especially when the software’s free!).Clare McInerney runs the Education and Outreach Programme in Lero – the Irish Software Engineering Research Centre. She is based in the University of Limerick.