Creating Digital Animations — Account Sign Up and Bonus Features

Creating Digital Animations: Animate Stories with Scratch!

Thank you for reading Creating Digital Animations. This web page will help you get the tools you need for the projects in the book. It will also point you toward some other features that help you learn more about using Scratch!

Get your own Scratch account

The book uses Scratch, a free web-based programming platform. Click here to sign up for a free account.

You’ll need a PC with Internet connection running Windows® 7 or higher or a Mac with Internet connection running Mac OS X 10.7 or higher to access your Scratch account

Always ask for permission from a parent when you’re creating an account to an online service like Scratch. Ask permission from a teacher or other administrator if you wish to access the site on a school or other public or shared computer.

Explore a cool history project using Scratch

Creating Digital Animations author Derek Breen created a video to show you how to use Scratch to create a project about a famous person from the past. Watch the video on his YouTube Channel!