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Tell young students that computer programming is simply writing rules for a computer to follow, similar to bossing around a younger sibling, to help them connect programming to everyday life.

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  • In Scratch, students boss around the sprites by writing scripts with instructions for the sprite to follow.
Tell students that

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Colleen Lewis' CS10K Scratch Webinar.

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