For those who haven't seen the announcement...<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Scratch Notes</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Scratch_Notes@mail.vresp.com">Scratch_Notes@mail.vresp.com</a>></span><br> Date: Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:42<br>Subject: Announcing ScratchEd<br>To: <a href="mailto:dc.loco@gmail.com">dc.loco@gmail.com</a><br><br><br> <div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr><td width="34"> </td><td align="left"> <table width="560" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr><td width="560" valign="top"> <table width="560" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr><td height="87"><img src="http://img.pcdn.vresp.com/media/1/0/3/1034831dcb/9acb105f6a/b5750bf611/library/header.jpg" alt="ScratchNotes"></td></tr><tr><td><h2>ScratchEd Launched!</h2></td></tr><tr><td> <table width="560" border="0" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr><td> <p><img src="http://img.pcdn.vresp.com/media/1/0/3/1034831dcb/9acb105f6a/b5750bf611/library/scratched.jpg" alt="ScratchEd Launched!" width="100" height="100" align="left"> We're pleased to announce the launch of <a href="http://scratched.media.mit.edu" target="_blank">ScratchEd</a>, a new online community where educators share stories, exchange resources, ask questions, and find other Scratch educators.</p> <p>We hope that you'll <a href="http://scratched.media.mit.edu/user/register" target="_blank">join</a> and share your experiences.</p> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td height="4"></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><h2>Upcoming Boston-Area Educator Workshop</h2></td></tr><tr><td> <table width="560" border="0" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr><td> <p><img src="http://img.pcdn.vresp.com/media/1/0/3/1034831dcb/9acb105f6a/b5750bf611/library/scratchworkshop.jpg" alt="Upcoming Boston-Area Educator Workshop" width="100" height="100" align="left"> Join us on Saturday, September 26 from 1-4pm for an educator workshop at MIT Media Lab. You'll get to learn more about Scratch and ScratchEd, share what you've been doing with Scratch, and connect with other local educators. Registration is limited to 25 people.</p> <p>Email <a href="mailto:scratched+events@scratch.mit.edu" target="_blank">scratched+events@scratch.mit.edu</a> for more information.</p> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td height="4"></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><h2>Scratch Day: May 16, 2009</h2></td></tr><tr><td> <table width="560" border="0" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr><td> <p><img src="http://img.pcdn.vresp.com/media/1/0/3/1034831dcb/9acb105f6a/b5750bf611/library/scratchday.jpg" alt="Scratch Day" width="100" height="100" align="left"> <a href="http://day.scratch.mit.edu" target="_blank">Scratch Day</a> was a worldwide network of gatherings, where people came together to meet other Scratchers, share projects and experiences, and learn more about Scratch. This year there were 120 events in 44 different countries. Thanks to everyone who participated -- and we look forward to Scratch Day 2010, which will be announced later this year!</p> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td height="4"></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><h2>Scratch 1.4 Released</h2></td></tr><tr><td> <table width="560" border="0" cellspacing="10" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr><td> <p><img src="http://img.pcdn.vresp.com/media/1/0/3/1034831dcb/9acb105f6a/b5750bf611/library/scratch14.jpg" alt="Scratch 1.4" width="100" height="100" align="left"> The latest version of Scratch was released earlier this summer. With this new version, you can: ask users to input text from the keyboard, take photos directly from webcams, run Scratch on smaller screens, control robotics with LEGO WeDo.</p> <p><a href="http://scratch.mit.edu/download" target="_blank">Download</a> Scratch 1.4 and try it out!</p> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td height="4"></td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr><tr><td valign="top" colspan="3"> <p>Volume 1, Issue 1 </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <br><br style="clear:both"><hr color="#e0e0e0"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" cellpadding="5"><tbody><tr><td><font face="arial,verdana" size="1">Scratch Notes is a newsletter that will be issued 4 times a year.<br> If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: <a href="http://cts.vresp.com/u?9acb105f6a/c4960ee7b5/mlpftw" target="_blank"> Unsubscribe</a></font></td></tr></tbody></table><hr color="#e0e0e0"><table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><font face="arial,verdana" size="1">Lifelong Kindergarten<br>20 Ames St, E15-020A<br> Cambridge, MA<br>02139<p><a href="http://www.verticalresponse.com/content/pm_policy.html" target="_blank"> Read</a> the VerticalResponse marketing policy.</p></font></td><td align="right"><a href="http://www.verticalresponse.com/landing/?mm/9acb105f6a" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://img.pcdn.vresp.com/pwrby_vr_logo_120.gif" alt="Try Email Marketing with VerticalResponse!"></a></td> </tr></tbody></table><img alt="" src="http://cts.vresp.com/o.gif?9acb105f6a/c4960ee7b5/mlpftw"></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Ubuntu Linux DC LoCo<br>Washington, DC<br><a href="http://dc.ubuntu-us.org/">http://dc.ubuntu-us.org/</a><br>