Scratch is an educational programming language and multimedia authoring tool that can be used by students, teachers, and parents for educational and entertainment projects. Scratch allows users to use event driven programming with multiple active objects called sprites. Version 2.0 of Scratch is currently available online and as a desktop beta for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.
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Scratch is an educational programming language and multimedia authoring tool that can be used by students, teachers, and parents for educational and entertainment projects. Scratch allows users to use event driven programming with multiple active objects called sprites. Version 2.0 of Scratch is currently available online and as a desktop beta for Windows, Mac OS, and Linux.
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Scratch (programming language)
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