Advantages 1) Scratch allows for young people to integrate creativity in storytelling, games, and animation. Kids can collaborate on projects through the use of Scratch, and share their projects online.
2) Scratch allows students to develop 21st century skills through the use of technology. 3) Scratch can be used by people of all ages including students from elementary- high school ages, and adults in a variety of settings. 4) Scratch is used in over 150 counties and available in over 40 languages. This is great for teachers that are working with bilingual or ESL students. 5) Scratch can be used across curricula and students and teachers can create and share resources via scratch. 6) A major advantage of scratch is that it is a free program so people can access and utilize scratch for both personal and academic use. https://pixabay.com/en/opposites-thumb-positive-negative-489521/
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Disadvantages 1) A disadvantage of scratch is that others can take what you’ve created and make it their own. This is actually called a remix. Others taking credit for work created can be a disadvantage, if the user does not credit the initial creator of the scratch project.
2) Another disadvantage is user lack of training when using scratch. This could be on behalf of the teacher and student. 3) Teachers cannot monitor what students are creating in scratch. Inappropriate material may be used by the student that the teacher would have no knowledge of until they view the final scratch project. 4) Students under the age of 13 will need to use the email address of their parent or guardian, some student’s parent do not have email addresses which could be a barrier to when using scratch. |