Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Section 2.8 through Section 2.1

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Section 2.8 through Section 2.11 of Chapter 2: Hardware and Software in Computing Technology for All. Review all of the Participation and Challenge Activities found in Sections 2.8 through 2.11 of Chapter 2.
Note: Be sure to download and save a PDF version of your textbook for future reference. It will be used in later courses within your program, including the final, capstone course. zyBooks limits online access to your course textbooks to a 12-month period. Review How to Download and Save Your zyBooks Text for Use in Future Courses (Links to an external site.) resource for support.
You will be including revised content from this assignment as Post 1 of your Information Technology Blog final project. You may wish to review the instructions included for the Information Technology Blog in Week 5 prior to completing work on this assignment to see how it fits into your overall final project.
In this assignment, you will explore the logic of computational thinking with a simple drag-and-drop, block programming language called Scratch. Create a short program of your own with Scratch (Links to an external site.), adding motion, looks, sound, and control options, among others. Your program should include at least 30 blocks.
In your written reflection paper,
Describe your experience building a program using Scratch.
Identify the difficulties that you encountered in Scratch.
Explain how you overcame the difficulties.
Describe the insights that you gained about programming from this exercise.
Compare your experience programming in Scratch with the participation activities in Sections 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, and 2.11 of the textbook that explored machine language, assembly language, and high-level languages, such as Python.
Describe the differences between the programming languages.
Identify which language you found easiest to use.
Describe scenarios where each type of programming language would be most effective.
Explain which programming language you think is the most popular and why.
Copy and paste the Share URL of your Scratch project into your reflection paper.
The Programming Languages paper
Must be at least 300 words in length (not including title and references pages), double-spaced, and formatted according to APA Style (Links to an external site.) as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word (Links to an external site.) resource.
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
Student’s name
Name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
Course name and number
Instructor’s name
Due date
Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) and Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.
Must use at least two scholarly and/or credible resources sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view Quick and Easy Library Research (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.) guide.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.