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Easy Projects to Get Started with Scratch: Drawing 2D Shapes
TProgramming a computer is simply telling it what to do, and tools like Scratch convert this language into images to familiarize elementary students with coding.Melissa Marshall's insight:This is a...
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New Minecraft Mod Teaches You Code as You Play | Enterprise | WIRED
Like many nine-year-olds, Stanley Strum spends a lot of time building things in Minecraft, the immersive game that lets your create your own mini-universe. The game has many tools. But Stanley is one...
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10+ Tools To Bring Robotics (And Other Real Objects) Into Your Classroom |...
While tablet computers in the classroom are wonderful tools, they still have not reached the level of intuitive use that we often feel as we interact with our analog world. As an example, there are...
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Chord! guitar app goes 2.0 with universal support, new songbook mode and more...
The highly rated guitar songbook, chords and scales app Chord! has just been tuned into its biggest update yet.Melissa Marshall's insight:This is an extremely popular music app that has just undergone...
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The Top 3 iPad Apps for Learning A New Language
June , 2014 Language learning is one of the key academic areas that can be readily boosted by the use of a variety of iPad apps. These apps will allow you and your students to learn a new...
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Excellent Video Clips on Plagiarism to Share with Your Students ~ Educational...
Plagiarism is the enemy of creative thinking. Students who plagiarize often do so because they don't want to bother thinking hard to come up with their own ideas, With the uptake of digital media and...
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A Must See Visual Featuring The Do's and Don'ts of Digital CItizenship ~...
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Sphero’s latest app-controllable toy, Ollie, has finally arrived
Sphero is going in a new direction with its latest toy that can be controlled with any iOS device. Instead of the usual ball, the Ollie takes more of a cylindrical shape.See it on Scoop.it, via Prendi...
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Clyp - Record and share audio, simply.
Discover and share the world of audio. Clyp is a free, simple and fun way to record and share the sounds in your life with friends and family. Now available on iOS.Melissa Marshall's insight:This...
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App Of The Year: Apple Honors Duolingo, A Language-Learning App
Apple has announced their App of the year. Duolingo, the language-learning application has been announced as the company’s App of the year for 2013.Melissa Marshall's insight:Duolingo is used at...
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NGAkids Art Zone - An App for Exploring and Creating Art - iPad Apps for School
"NGAkids Art Zone is a free iPad app from the National Gallery of Art (US-based though). The app is designed to help elementary school and middle school students explore art through eight interactive...
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Basil 2.0 Adds Background Timers, Smart Recipe Filters, Awesome iOS7 Redesign
Basil, still hands-down my favorite recipe app for the iPad, is going 2.0 just in time for iOS7.Melissa Marshall's insight:Basil is a fantastic recipe app with a whole heap of features. My favourite...
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VEGGI RIDER - Healthy eating for kids
Get VEGGI RIDER - Healthy eating for kids on the App Store. See screenshots and ratings, and read customer reviews.Melissa Marshall's insight:A visual recipe book in an app for students - Veggi Rider...
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Minecraft in the Classroom: The Book! - Edu-(Tech)niques
T"Well, it’s been a long time coming and probably the worst kept secret around the Minecraft in education community but our book on Minecraft is just about to be published/available!"Melissa Marshall's...
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Explain 3D for iPad - Visual Explanations of Machines and Systems - iPad Apps...
A few years ago Explain 3D launched as a website to showcase 3D animations of simple machines. Later the site expanded to include 3D animations of elements of the universe. This week Explain 3D...
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Technology gets younger: Orchard View Middle School introduces new robotics...
A few eighth-grade students were given the opportunity to be guinea pigs for a new Robotics class at Orchard View Middle School that began in the 2014 fall semester.Melissa Marshall's insight:A great...
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How to get started with coding in the classroom - Daily Genius
ShareTweet This probably isn’t news, but coding isn’t just for geeks anymore.See it on Scoop.it, via Prendi eLearning Specialist Subjects & Languages Technology
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6 Good iPad Apps to Turn Pictures Into Cartoons and Comics ~ Educational...
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Disco Fingers
The moGet Disco Fingers on the App Store. See screenshots and ratings, and read customer reviews.Melissa Marshall's insight:Make ringtones, jingles, short songs and more using Disco Fingers. See it on...
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5 Web-based Audio Editing Tools Compared - Chart
Melissa Marshall's insight:This Google doc lists and compares five audio editing tools. All of them work on an iPad and integrate with other services. As they are all web-based, the recordings can be...
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The Best Programming Languages Every Beginner Should Learn
Some programming languages are easier and more useful than others. Here's where you should start.See it on Scoop.it, via Prendi eLearning Specialist Subjects & Languages Technology
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1.1 - Welcome to GameSalad
Welcome to GameSalad! Our Creator tool allows people just like you to publish games to a wide variety of platforms, including iOS, Android, HTML5, and Mac Desktop. Thousands of people have...
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Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir - 'Lux Aurumque' - YouTube
Love this? Watch Virtual Choir 2.0 with 2052 people singing "Sleep" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WhWDCw3Mng&hd=1 COMPOSED AND CONDUCTED BY: Eric Whitacr...Melissa Marshall's insight:There are...
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16 Habits of Mind Essential for 21st Century Learners ~ Educational...
Melissa Marshall's insight:I remember doing Habits of Mind in my first year of teaching with Year 7. I also taught the same class English, RE and S&E, and we would constantly make links across each...
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Drops Teaches You Foreign Language Vocabulary in Just 5 Minutes a Day
iOS: When you're trying to learn a new language (or any other skill), it's often better to study in small, frequent chunks. Drops limits your learning time to just 5 minutes of vocabulary building...
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Top 10 Ways to Teach Yourself to Code
Programming is one of the most valuable skills you can pick up in these modern times, whether for career prospects or to stretch your brain and create something awesome. If you're just getting started...
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How to Make the Most of the World’s Top Photo Feeds in the Classroom | Edudemic
A Melissa Marshall's insight:A great insight into some truly marvellous photo feeds. I love Humans of New York and Brock Davis, as well as NASA's Photo of the Day. Lesson ideas are also give to explore...
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The Guggenheim Puts 109 Free Modern Art Books Online | Open Culture
Back in January, 2012, we mentioned that the Guggenheim (the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed modern art museum in NYC) had put 65 art catalogues on the web, all free of charge.We’re happy to report that,...
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Underwater Robotics: Learning By Doing
Nancy Fortin sat in the bleachers at the West Mesa Aquatic Center on a recent Saturday watching her ...Melissa Marshall's insight:This fascinating article outlines a competition and challenge to...
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The world’s languages, in 7 maps and charts
"These seven maps and charts, visualized by The Washington Post, will help you understand how diverse other parts of the world are in terms of languages."Tags: language, culture, infographic.Melissa...
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