How to create a Scratch account

Dear Parents,

Please complete the following steps to create a Scratch account. If you have any questions, please email your questions to ttnv@steamforvietnam.org.

1. Access the Scratch website via https://scratch.mit.edu/. Click the ‘Join Scratch’ button on the top-right corner.
2. A window will pop up that asks you to fill out personal information. Please fill out all the information.
   1. Create a username: Choose a username that you would like to use on Scratch.
   2. Create a password: Choose a secure password that should contain lowercase, UPPERCASE, numbers, and special characters (! * etc.). You should choose a password that has at least 6 characters, including numbers and letters. The password should be saved for future login. If parents create the password, please note down and give it to your child for usage.
   3. Type the password again: Fill in the password one more time. You can select the box ‘Show the password’ to look at the password you just created.
   4. After filling out all the information, click on ‘Next’ to complete the rest of the registration steps.
3. When the next window pops up, click on the arrow to choose your country. Click ‘Next’ when finished.
4. Fill in your child’s birthday by month and year. Then, click ‘Next.’
5. Choose your child’s gender; Scratch has multiple options for you to select, such as Female, Male, Non-binary, Another gender, and Prefer not to say. Once finished, click ‘Next.’
6. For this window, please type in the email that you want to use for this registration. Next, select ‘Create your account’ to complete registering your Scratch account.
7. After that, Scratch will automatically send you a confirmation email regarding your Scratch account registration. You will need to click on ‘Confirm my account’ to confirm and finish the registration.
8. The site will then link you to the Home page where you can log in using the username and password you just create. Click on ‘OK, let’s go!’ to start using Scratch.
9. HOW TO CREATE A NEW PROJECT ON SCRATCH
   1. On the Home page, click ‘Create’ on the top-left hand corner.
   2. A new window opens where students can start building games.

*Note: We suggest that parents help students log in to the Scratch account before class and then create a new project. Then, students will follow instructions from teachers to build their Scratch project.

10. HOW TO CHANGE LANGUAGE SETTING ON SCRATCH. 

The default language of Scratch is English, you can change to Vietnamese by the following steps:

1. Click on the world icon on the top-left hand corner, a list of languages will appear.
2. Scroll down to the end and click ‘Vietnamese.’
3. HOW TO SHARE YOUR PROJECT
   1. Name your project, as shown in box 1.
   2. Select ‘Share’ as shown in box 2 to share your project with the public. Then, a notification indicates that you have successfully shared your project. Click on the ‘Copy Link’ button on the bottom-right corner to copy your project’s link.

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