Introduction to Block Based Programming with Scratch: 2017 Edition

Give yourself a strong head start in computer programming with our TomorrowSKILLS books, which are published fresh in 2017. Through these books you will learn how programming works and how simple programs may be created using ready-made resources and modern drag-and-drop programming environments. We assume you are totally new to programming. To make things easy for you, we use simple language throughout the book. And we simplify many of the technical terms into something more straight forward and human friendly. Most trade jargons are intentionally skipped. This is an easy-read book that attempts to make concepts SIMPLE and STRAIGHTFORWARD. It does not aim to cover everything in Scratch. It simply tries to get you started quickly.

Information Technologies are changing profoundly the skill profile of students and workers. Mobile internet and cloud technologies are already impacting the way things work. AI, 3D printing and robot programming are still in their early stages of use, and the pace of change is getting faster and faster everyday. To seize the benefits of technological change and to thrive in the digital economy, everyone is required to have a minimum level of IT skills and be capable of adapting continuously as technologies evolve. Change won’t wait for us. Learners and educators must be proactive in up-skilling and continuous learning so they can benefit from the changes ahead. TomorrowSKILLS.COM (a division of HobbyPRESS.NET) develops and publishes books on skills of the future. From visual programming to 3D printing, we aim to offer contents that are relevant to the various 21st century skillsets.