Who this book is for

Scratch is a teaching language, so it's ideal for people who want to learn how to program or teach others how to program. Educators and parents will learn how to program using Scratch, and they can use Scratch to teach 21st century learning skills to their students and children.

The 21st century learning skills help develop digital literacy by teaching children how to design, think critically, collaborate, communicate, and program in a computer language.

No previous computer programming knowledge is required. If you know how to send email, create documents, or create presentations, then you have the prerequisite skills to learn how to program in Scratch.

For beginning programmers, this book will teach the basic concepts that you can then utilize to learn more advanced languages, such as Ruby, PHP, and Python.

Parents, are you stuck with a child who wants to play video games all night? Make a new rule. Your child can play a video game only if he or she programs the game first.