Hi, I am Nappinnai Gopinath from Chennai TamilNadu. I am basically an Electronics and Communication Engineer(B.E). I have 2 years experience in taking offline home tuitions from grade 1 to 7 in maths. Also I have 1 year online experience in taking one on one classes. I have taken online coding classes for kids from age 4 to 14 across the globe 

I have more experience in coding as a coding tutor who teaches kids the basics about coding and make them do innovative projects in scratch. I also have expertise in maths where I have taught kids and have made them score good marks in the subject. 

My Career goal is : "Teaching gives satisfaction more than anythingelse. I want to enlighten a child's life by sharing my knowledge"

My Interest and hobbies are cleaning, listening to music and watching TV

Degree: Bachelors of Engineering - University: Anna University

Degree:

Creating a course on Scratch, a visual programming language, involves introducing basic programming concepts and allowing students to create interactive projects.

• Learning Objectives:

  Week 1-2: Introduction to Scratch

  1. Overview of Scratch

  2. Creating and Managing an Account

  3. Basic Scratch Concepts

   

  Week 3-4: Scratch Programming Fundamentals

  1. Motion and Looks

  2. Events and Control Flow

  3. Sensing and Operators

   

  Week 5-6: Animation and Games in Scratch

  1. Creating Animations

  2. Introduction to Game Design

  3. Creating Simple Games

   

  Week 7-8: Advanced Scratch Concepts

  1. Broadcasting and Messaging

  2. Variables and Data Handling

  3. Creating Interactive Stories

   

  Week 9-10: Music and Sound in Scratch

  1. Adding Sound to Projects

  2. Musical Interactivity

  3. Scratch Extensions

   

  Week 11-12: Final Project and Showcase

  1. Final Project: Creative Scratch Application

  2. Project Showcase and Presentation

• Course Outline:

  Week 1-2: Introduction to Scratch

  1. Overview of Scratch

     • Introduction to visual programming
     • Understanding the Scratch interface
     • History and applications of Scratch

  2. Creating and Managing an Account

     • Signing up for a Scratch account
     • Exploring the Scratch community
     • Saving and sharing projects

  3. Basic Scratch Concepts

     • Sprites and backdrops
     • Blocks and scripts
     • Events, costumes, and sounds

  Week 3-4: Scratch Programming Fundamentals

  1. Motion and Looks

     • Moving and rotating sprites
     • Changing sprite appearance
     • Coordinating sprite movements

  2. Events and Control Flow

     • Using events (e.g., flag clicked)
     • Conditionals (if statements)
     • Loops (repeat and forever blocks)

  3. Sensing and Operators

     • Interacting with user input
     • Using sensing blocks (e.g., touching, distance)
     • Mathematical operators in Scratch

  Week 5-6: Animation and Games in Scratch

  1. Creating Animations

     • Sprite animation techniques
     • Timing and sequencing
     • Creating sprite costumes for animation

  2. Introduction to Game Design

     • Game concepts and mechanics
     • Designing characters and levels
     • User interaction in games

  3. Creating Simple Games

     • Designing a maze game
     • Implementing scoring and levels
     • Adding challenges and rewards

  Week 7-8: Advanced Scratch Concepts

  1. Broadcasting and Messaging

     • Communicating between sprites
     • Broadcasting messages
     • Synchronizing actions

  2. Variables and Data Handling

     • Introduction to variables
     • Storing and manipulating data
     • Using variables for game states

  3. Creating Interactive Stories

     • Storytelling techniques in Scratch
     • Branching narratives
     • Interactive characters and dialogues

  Week 9-10: Music and Sound in Scratch

  1. Adding Sound to Projects

     • Importing and using sounds
     • Timing sound effects
     • Creating a soundtrack for projects

  2. Musical Interactivity

     • Using musical notes and instruments
     • Interactive music in games
     • Creating a Scratch music project

  3. Scratch Extensions

     • Exploring extensions in Scratch
     • Using additional features like video sensing or text-to-speech
     • Integrating external devices (micro:bit, Makey Makey)

  Week 11-12: Final Project and Showcase

  1. Final Project: Creative Scratch Application

     • Students will work on a final project that applies Scratch concepts to create an interactive, creative, or educational application.

  2. Project Showcase and Presentation

     • Students will present their final projects, explaining their design choices and demonstrating the functionality of their Scratch programs.
• Recomended Audience:

  This Hobby classes and Extra curricular activities are suitable for students whose age is more than or equal to 5 years old. As your child continues to grow, you will notice new and exciting abilities that your child develops. A child’s brain grows the most during the first five years of life. By age 5, the brain has reached approximately 90 percent of its adult size. This means that much of the brain’s structure and function has been established. Hence our best recommended audience for these hobbies classes are all students who are minimum 5 years old and more. Even a grownup students upto 16 years old can also go ahead for these Hobbies & Extra Curricular classes with their learning.

• Pre-Requisite Requirement:

  For attending Hobbies and Extra curricular activities classes, Basic pre-requisite requirement is having interest in learning of that class. Without having natural interest on particular topic/class, it's not meaningful to proceed with it alongwith Instructors. So it's advisable to have these as a part of your learning phase of your life if you are really inclined and motivated to learn that hobby or activity. You should have all the items and required things with you at your home which are needed in that class. If not then you must buy from market it after taking suggestion from Instructors as per provided standard.

• Course Level:
  Intermediate
• Language of Teaching:
  English
• Class Schedule Availiability:
  Morning, Evening