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Lego WeDo and Scratch Tutorial Videos

Contributed by Michelle Chung, September 22, 2010
A series of 3 video tutorials for beginners that introduce the WeDo kit, its components, getting started with WeDo in Scratch, and a sample project.
  • Original Author: Rich White
  • Ages: Preschool and Kindergarten, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College and University, Professional Development, Other
  • Curricular Areas: Computer Science, Engineering, Technology
  • Content Types: Audio and Video, Tutorial, Website
  • Keywords: introduction, beginner, getting started, robotics, WeDo, lego

This is a series of tutorials on the LEGO WeDo Robotics Kit and Scratch created by Rich White of the Greenbush Education Service Center.

 

Part 1: In this informative,  "Getting Started" guide, Rich explains what the WeDo kit is for, shows the box, and describes each piece that comes in the kit: 

 

 

Part 2: Rich explains how to sign up for Scratch and shows a simple example of how to enable the WeDo blocks in Scratch:

 

 

Part 3: A sample project using the WeDo is shown:

Resource Files
Links: 
Lego WeDo and Scratch: Part 1 Getting Started
Lego WeDo and Scratch: Part 2 Getting Scratch & Enabling the WeDo Blocks
Simple Scratch with Lego WeDo example