Positives
No login, easy to startup
iOS, Play Store & Chrome OS (only thing it doesn’t work on is Windows and Mac)
Minimal literacy demands on the user (perfect for F-2)
Same colour blocks as Scratch, therefore perfect stepping stone for middle and senior years
Success comes quickly
Easy to integrate oral language elements
Cross-curricular compatibility (from literacy to maths to inquiry)
Free app
Families can be encouraged to install it on home devices so that learning can extend beyond the school day (parents love a more purposeful use of “screentime”!)
Challenges
No individual accounts, therefore projects can be accessed by all
Only saved locally, therefore need to return to same device each time
Finished work can’t be easily exported (ie. can’t be showed off at home or shared via Seesaw…unless you film one screen with another)
Lesson Idea: Ready to Use!
