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 <title>Scratch 1.4 for Linux</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;I just installed the &lt;a onclick=&quot;javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview(&#039;/extlink/info.scratch.mit.edu/Linux_installer&#039;);&quot;  title=&quot;Scratch on Linux&quot; href=&quot;http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Linux_installer&quot;&gt;Linux Scratch 1.4&lt;/a&gt; version on my Ubuntu 8.10&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/1052361&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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 <title>Getting Started with Scratch 1.4 (Part 2)</title>
 <link>http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/1040426</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;In this two-part article,
we will get comfortable working with Scratch by covering some basic
concepts. Each Scratch project contains sprites with costumes, scripts,
blocks, and a stage with backgrounds. In the first part, we built a
couple of sample s&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/1040426&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:46:00 EDT</pubDate>
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 <title>Scratch Podcast from Virtual Staffroom</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;The Virtual Staffroom podcast has an introductory Scratch podcast. Chris Betcher interviews two South Australian teachers about how they use Scratch in their classrooms. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/1039187&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:12:00 EDT</pubDate>
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 <title>Getting Started with Scratch 1.4 (Part 1)</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;The anticipation of learning a new programming
language can sometimes leave us frozen on the starting line, not
knowing what to expect or where to start. In this two-part article by &lt;strong&gt;Michael Badger&lt;/strong&gt;, we will:&lt;/p&gt; 
&lt;ul&gt; 
&lt;li&gt;Take a tour o&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/1039162&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:41:27 EDT</pubDate>
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 <title>Thank You</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Writing is an outwardly solitary adventure; however bringing a book from concept to print takes a team of people. Now that the &lt;a title=&quot;Scratch Book published&quot; href=&quot;archives/12-Scratch-1.4-Beginners-Guide-Now-Available.html&quot;&gt;book&#039;s out&lt;/a&gt;, I want&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/1039977&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:59:00 EDT</pubDate>
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 <title>Scratch 1.4 Beginner&#039;s Guide Now Available</title>
 <link>http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/1033529</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; 
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&lt;div class=&quot;serendipity_imageComment_img&quot;&gt;&lt;!-- s9ymdb:15 --&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;350&quot; width=&quot;276&quot; src=&quot;http://scratchguide.com/uploads/Scratch-1.4-Book.jpg&quot; class=&quot;serendipity_image_rig&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/1033529&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:19:53 EDT</pubDate>
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 <title>Why Scratch: Build a Parent-Child Bond</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- s9ymdb:11 --&gt;&lt;!-- s9ymdb:11 --&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;266&quot; width=&quot;400&quot; src=&quot;http://scratchguide.com/uploads/cam.jpg&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px none ; float: left; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;&quot; class=&quot;serendipity_image_left&quot; /&gt;A co-worker, who doesn&#039;t&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/1031907&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:36:00 EDT</pubDate>
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 <title>Why Scratch: It Makes the Mundane More Fun</title>
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 <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:50:00 EDT</pubDate>
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 <title>Why Scratch: Learn to Program</title>
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 <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:34:00 EDT</pubDate>
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 <title>Scratch 1.4 Now Available</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;!-- s9ymdb:10 --&gt;&lt;img height=&quot;150&quot; width=&quot;536&quot; src=&quot;http://scratchguide.com/uploads/eagle.jpg&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px none ; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;&quot; class=&quot;serendipity_image_center&quot; /&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/1031904&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:12:01 EDT</pubDate>
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 <title>Scratch Assignments</title>
 <link>http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/1031903</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a onclick=&quot;javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview(&#039;/extlink/www.helenemartin.com/?p=154&#039;);&quot;  href=&quot;http://www.helenemartin.com/?p=154&quot;&gt;Hélène Martin&lt;/a&gt; posts several &lt;a onclick=&quot;javascript: pageTracker._trackPageview(&#039;/extlink/www.helenemartin.com/&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/1031903&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:46:48 EDT</pubDate>
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 <title>Games of Fortune</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt; &lt;!-- s9ymdb:4 --&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;serendipity_image_right&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px none ; float: right; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;&quot; src=&quot;http://scratchguide.com/uploads/fortune-teller.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/1031902&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:45:15 EDT</pubDate>
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 <title>Workshop: Scratch Walking Tour</title>
 <link>http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/1031901</link>
 <description>I originally presented this workshop at Scratch Day Pennsylvania at Abington Friends School on May 16, 2009. 

Collect five, ten, or more digital photos to use as the destinations on the tour. You&#039;ll use these photos to build a walking tour with the follo&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/1031901&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:19:34 EDT</pubDate>
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 <title>About Beginner&#039;s Guide to Scratch</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;
Animate your imagination by creating interactive stories, games, and multimedia, and share it with the world.

This hands-on tutorial teaches you the basics of computer programming using Scratch, a drag-and-drop language, so you can teach your student&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/1031900&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:29:24 EDT</pubDate>
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 <title>Welcome to Scratchguide.com</title>
 <link>http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/1031899</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt; &lt;!-- s9ymdb:4 --&gt;&lt;img width=&quot;250&quot; height=&quot;176&quot; src=&quot;http://scratchguide.com/uploads/6767_ScratchBeginnersGuide-sm.jpg&quot; style=&quot;border: 0px none ; float: right; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px;&quot; class=&quot;serendipity_image_right&quot; /&gt;I set this site&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/1031899&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:51:10 EDT</pubDate>
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 <title>Dokuwiki - A Practical Open Source Knowledge Base Solution</title>
 <link>http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/318853</link>
 <description>Whether you&#039;re a company of one or 100, managing knowledge is a core concern and implementing a knowledge base is a sensible way to capture your content. Dokuwiki is a practical open source Web application for creating a knowledge base that&#039;s easy for novice Webmasters to set up but flexible and full-featured.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/318853&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 03:30:00 EST</pubDate>
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 <title>LinuxQuestions.Org: Help Is a Question Away</title>
 <link>http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/47422</link>
 <description>Effective problem solving in Linux has nothing to do with knowing what the right answer is; it&#039;s about asking the right questions to find the right answers. You can efficiently solve problems and enhance your Linux experience by using a series of five questions to resolve configuration issues and error messages.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://mikebadger.sys-con.com/node/47422&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
 <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2004 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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