Scratch is a programming language that allows people to create stories with animations. It was created by The Lifelong Kindergarten Group at MIT. The Scratch website includes video tutorials and a step-by-step set of instructions that explains the basics to the user. In addition to video tutorials, you can view videos made by other users. Scratch is also educational, it promotes creativity and computer programing concepts.
I personally think scratch is an excellent idea; it appeals to a large audience because it is easy to use, and it is free. Scratch doesn’t use code, eliminating annoying text-errors that can discourage people from using computer programming editors.
I played around with scratch for over an hour.My first project was based off of the “Getting Started with Scratch” instructions, then I created my own animation.