Reflecting: Design notebook question
What is remixing?
Connecting: Creature construction- in three parts
· Take a tri-folded sheet of blank paper. Make sure you have a pencil, too!
· First, you have one minute to draw a “head” for your creature. Use the top portion, third, of your paper.
Now fold the paper over so that the head is hidden, with little prompts/guides for where to continue the drawing.
After the head is hidden, pass the creature to the person sitting on your right.
· Next, you have one minute to draw a “middle” for the creature, using the middle portion and any guides from the head, but without peeking!
After the middle is drawn (and prompts done), fold the paper over again so your work is hidden. Pass the creature to the person sitting on your right.
Finally, you have one minute to draw a “bottom” for your creature. Once the creature is complete, unfold the paper to see the collaboratively constructed creatures.
Put these class pets on the wall so we can name them!
Creating: Pass-it-on
· Now work with a partner.
· The project for this lesson is a pass-it-on-story, just like our collaborative creatures. This is a Scratch project that is started by a pair of people, and then passed on to two other pairs to extend and reimagine.
· Youa and your partner can start in whatever way you want – focusing on characters, scene, plot, or whatever element excites you.
· Together, you have 10 minutes to work on your contribution to the collaborative project before the group rotates.
· After you have worked on three pass-it-on-stories, get with the 6 people you worked with to see how the projects developed.
What did you think about your stories and creatures?
The different ways you connected your ideas to what someone else provided you is similar to reading code and is part of remixing.
Notes
Being able to read others’ code is a valuable skill and is critical for being able to engage in the practices of reusing and remixing.
