Broadcasting


 * Broadcasting**

The Broadcast command is like a director with a megaphone yelling "Action" which starts the actors to perform whatever was scripted for them to do or say. The BROADCAST block is an Event block that sends a message throughout the whole Scratch  program. Any scripts  in any sprites  that are hatted with the WHEN I RECIEVE block will activate. Broadcasts are a good way to have sprites and scripts communicate. If a script must be activated without a user prompt and after the project  has started, there is only one way — broadcasts.

1. Watch the overview video of this weeks ABLE.

2. ** See inside the Penguin Joke projec t and observe how the conversation is animated using WAIT blocks. **

3. ** Remix the Penguin Joke project using the BROADCAST and BROADCAST & WAIT and RECEIVE blocks to coordinate the conversation. **

**4. After you have completed this ABLE, record your reflections: **

Need a little help. Watch the Walkthrough video below:
 * Besides the using the BROADCAST command for timing of a conversation, when else might you use it?

Created by ScratchED team for  [|CCOW]

Still need a little more help. Here is a Nuts and Bolts video on Broadcasting Created by ScratchED team for  [|CCOW]

Or how about this video from the SCRATCH site:

Here's Mrs. Coleman remix, You can see more examples of projects that use BROADCAST in the Broadcast Studio