Second level students were given the opportunity to show off their software development skills at last weekend’s Scratch National Finals.
The event was held as part of Scratch Day Ireland celebrations, co-sponsored by the Irish Computer Society and Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre and hosted by IT Tallaght. A hundred projects were entered in the competition from schools nationwide.
Carrigaline Community School, Co. Cork and Alexandra College, Dublin were declared winners in the Scratch Games and Scratch Animation categories on the day.
Mem your mind, the winning game from Carrigaline Community School, created by Abdullah Mohammed and Fiachra Hurley is a game based on the brain training model. Judges deemed it outright winner in the gaming category due to its professionalism and high spec production ready software.
The winning animation, Les Conquetes de Napolean, came from Alexandra College Dublin, created by Harriet Walsh. The winner was selected based on its ability to demonstrate the potential of blended learning in schools using IT tools such as Scratch.
“Scratch is really taking off in schools. The students are writing code and building very exciting and original Scratch projects. The Scratch Competition allows students to channel their creativity and technical ability,” said Clare McInerney, Education and Outreach Officer with Lero.
Jim Friars, CEO of the Irish Computer Society, said: “New ideas are being explored each and every year by the students, and Scratch enables them to present their creations in a completely different format allowing them to use their creativity and technical ability in a team based project.”
Scratch Day is an international event held simultaneously in 120 locations worldwide.
Pictured: Scratch Games winners Fiachra Hurley and Abdullah Mohammed, Carrigaline Community School, Co. Cork
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