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UL Cybercamp 2010

Scratch workshops are taking place during the 2010 UL Cybercamp. For photos click here>>

Scratch Competition for Irish Schools 2009/2010

Scratch Competition National Finals 2010

The National Finals of the Scratch Schools Competition were held in IT Tallaght Saturday 22 May 2010. The day was a great success seeing a dozen students from around Ireland battle it out for the coveted prize.

Results

1st    Conor Foy and Matthew Mulqueen from Coláiste Chiaráin, Co. Limerick

2nd   Alex Plunkett from Scoil Uí Mhuirí, Dunleer, Co. Louth

3rd   Eoin Rock and David Kelly from St. Clare's Comprehensive, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim

Honourable Mention Primary School Students Caoimhe Ní Rathallaigh and Ava Beatty from Scoil Bhríde, Ranelagh, Dublin.

View the Press Release here >>

View photos from the National Finals here >>

Scratch News

Read about the Scratch Competition "The work of young software engineers" in the Irish Times Web Log 28 May 2010 here and on learning.ie here

"National Rollout of Scratch" Presentation at the Computer Education Society of Ireland Conference February 5-6, 2010 in Portlaoise, Ireland http://www.cesi.ie/node/243

Read the Scratch Transition Times news story 11 November 2009 here oronline

Promoting computing in Schools - read the 23 November 2009 Irish Times letter here or online

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