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Unfortunately, i'm on a first name basis with my LEGO Education rep....unfortunate for my wallet.

My DS9 is doing the Scratch Program. He is having a great time and said he is getting good at it. It's great compared to games on the computer that really draw kids in and take forever to finish. He can just stop and save his work. He was due to have something new to do. Thank you again for the suggestion.

sshsearching: thanks for the links. I will check them out.

Dazed: I ordered the online kit I mentioned before. Should arrive next week. I will share findings here shortly.

Also, regarding Scratch, I found out that MIT Lab who designed Scratch was also at the source of the Lego Mindstorms and WeDo development, hence the similar look-and-feel of the interface.

Scratch v1.4 even supports the sensors from the Lego WeDo system for improved interaction!!!

I'll probably get a WeDo set for my daughter's birthday next year... I am also thinking of stating a Junior Lego League team in her school, so by paying $25 registration, you get 20% off the WeDo set or the Engineering base set. Might be worth it regardless if I move on with the idea...

Max

Thanks Maxpat! Wasn't there a deadline of some time in December to sign up?

This website for the LEGO Engineering http://activenet11.active.com/everg...rationMain.sdi?source=activityframes.sdi

has dates for the course. Do you have to sign up during those time periods?

The description says that this is a year around activity to do from home. however, probably due to the format of most activities that are set in time at a given location, they had to put some dates. I actually registered 2 weeks ago, and called a couple of times about the box, and it seems that they had to reorder, and we should get the box this week. With the box, there should be instructions to sign up online to get the class started. It says it's going to be 7 weeks from the time we receive the box and start the class, not sure if it's the limit for online access, or a suggestion to do 7 lessons one each week. Anyway, I will let you know once we get started.

Maxpat - did you get the kit? What do you think?

I was wondering if there is a book or something on the web to encourage someone with Scratch?

Also did anyone start the online lego class? I was thinking of the one that came thru evergreen Rec. (I think). How is it going? I'm on the fence about gettting this for DS for Xmas. Does it look like a nice gift when you look at the box and open it up?

Maxpat signed up and I'm eagerly awaiting a report!

Maxpat - did you get the kit? How's it going?