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Easy Game Development Techniques that Empower Kids

Programming, Scratch / By TechnoKids Blog / November 1, 2023 / game development, TechnoArcade

Young students enthusiastically learn game development techniques through coding. But they need to have an age-appropriate learning platform designed for this purpose. This is where TechnoKids comes in with the innovative TechnoArcade curriculum, tailored especially for elementary grades 3 to 6. The TechnoArcade project instills confidence and helps students build coding skills by using Scratch …

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Game Design for Kids: Scratch Programming with Easy Teacher Resources

Scratch / By TechnoKids Blog / October 16, 2023 / game development, TechnoRace

Can beginners learn basic coding and design games for their friends? Yes! TechnoKids has a cool program called TechnoRace to teach game design for kids in grades 3 to 6. This project develops programming skills and builds confidence in coding. Also, it shows students how to use Scratch, an easy tool for beginners, to make …

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How to Import a Sound into Scratch

Scratch / By Christa Love / February 14, 2023 / game development, TechnoRace

To personalize a game or story, you can import a sound into Scratch. It is true that Scratch, has more than 350 sounds. That is a lot of effects and music from which to pick! However, your students may want to produce a unique game by downloading sounds from an external source. This allows them …

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Get to Know the Three Phases of Game Development

Programming / By Christa Love / February 7, 2023 / game development, TechnoRace

Consider phases of game development when planning a programming curriculum unit. This framework provides a learning experience that simulates the real-world. For this reason, divide game development tasks into three phases: pre-production, production, and post-production. Now, it is important to realize that there is little agreement on how many phases are in game development. Some …

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Game Development: How to Script Obstacles

Scratch / By TechnoHella / January 11, 2023 / game development, TechnoRace

Games should be fun and just the right level of challenge. They shouldn’t be too easy, so that the player finishes quickly and has no incentive to play again. And games should not be too hard. Then the player may give up and abandon play. One way to inspire and motivate players is to script …

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How to Build Game Player Controls in Scratch

Scratch / By TechnoHella / November 22, 2022 / free lesson, game development, TechnoCode, TechnoRace

If you are teaching a game development or coding unit, you may want to know how to build player controls in Scratch. The good news is that it is easy to have the player move around the stage using arrow keys. Discover the blocks you will need, sample scripts, and time saving tips. Why Build …

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Game Development Rubric

Programming / By Christa Love / October 11, 2022 / assessment, game development, rubric

When teaching a game development curriculum unit use a Game Development Rubric. A rubric is an efficient way to consistently grade student work. Especially when teaching multiple classes. Moreover, this tool makes it easy to rate students’ performance from beginner to expert. What is a Rubric? To clarify, a rubric is an assessment tool that …

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How to Freeze a Sprite in Scratch

Scratch / By Christa Love / September 1, 2022 / game development, sprite, TechnoRace

Do you want to freeze a sprite in Scratch when the player hits an obstacle? You can! It is one line of code, with a combination of three blocks. Quickly and easily, you can add this feature to your game. Please note, this solution works best if arrow keys control the player. If your player …

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TechnoRace Programming Project Now Available

News / By TechnoHella / August 16, 2022 / game development, TechnoRace

It’s here! TechnoRace, TechnoKids’ newest programming project, is now available and kids will love it! In TechnoRace, they become game developers. Elementary and middle school students make a unique online rescue mission that has players race against time to collect points. Code a Racing Game To start, students use Scratch to pick a player, a …

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Peer Review & Programming – A Great Coding Strategy

Programming / By TechnoHella / March 2, 2022 / assessment, game development, game test, peer review

Here’s a key game coding strategy for beginner programmers: pair up to test often, not just at the end of your project. Whenever your students are designing a game with Scratch or other programming language, they should have a friend test their code at different stages throughout the design process. Often when teaching coding, a …

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