Scratchers love to articulate where they got stuck and how they got unstuck on a project, but often that wonderful experience goes unshared and could really be helpful to someone else. We’re excited that Scratch's new project recording feature will allow users to visually share breakthroughs on our YouTube channel and connect users across shared interests. We encourage you to create your own ScratchCard, using our template and Scratch's project recording feature.

1 Identify a lightbulb moment

Think of a moment when you have been stuck on a problem and found a solution. Think about the following questions:

• What exactly did you intend to do?
• What did not work?
• How did you solve the problem?

Finally, chose a project that demonstrates what you learned.

2 Fill out our template

Open our template hosted on Google Docs by going to tinyurl.com/cardtemplate. Create a copy of this template to edit it in Google Docs (Google Account needed!) or download it to edit with your local text editor. Make sure to fill out everything carefully and add some nice screenshots and pictures. To edit screenshots you can use a free graphic editing software like Gimp. Remember to check your card for spelling mistakes.

3 Record your project

Scratch's Project Video Recording feature allows you to record your project without installing any third-party software. To use this feature you need to be logged in and have your project opened in the Scratch 2.0 online editor. To learn more about how to record your project, see the corresponding Scratch Wiki article.

4 Share your ScratchCard

When you are happy with your result, please share your ScratchCard! Simply email your template (the file or a link to it) and your project video to settenheim[at]erhsnyc[dot]net (Susan Ettenheim) and we will publish your ScratchCard on our YouTube channel.

All our ScratchCards can be found at our YouTube channel: Scratch Card Resources.

Open Google Doc

Open Google Doc