Opening and using ScratchJr files requires a mobile device that has ScratchJr installed. It's not possible to view these files on a laptop or computer.
To Open these files, follow the following steps:
First, open ScratchJr and go to the projects page. The app must be open to this page to open a downloaded project:
The file will be most likely be located in Google Drive or downloaded onto the device. Here is how to open the ScratchJr File for different types of devices:
Chromebook:
Only touchscreen Chromebooks that can install Android apps are able to access these files.
Open the file from the lesson plan.
Press the Download button .
Go to your Files app (you can press the “O” button on the bottom left of your task bar, and then “Files”).
Select the downloaded file and it will open in ScratchJr.
Android:
Tap on the link (in the lesson plan), which will open the file in Google Drive.
Tap the “...” on the top right of the file, and then tap “Download”.
Go to your Files app, and find the downloaded file in your Downloads.
Tap the file and it will open the project in ScratchJr.
iOS (iPad):
Tap on the link (in the lesson plan) on your iPad/iPhone, which will open the file in Google Drive.
Tap the “...” menu on the top right, and then tap “Open in,” which should then display this:
Select ScratchJr, and then the program will show up in your projects.
For all devices:
The imported project will have a blue gift bow on it and is now ready to be opened!
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