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Finding the right app or website can help kids of all skill levels discover the fun of coding, whether it's drag-and-drop commands or writing lines of code. 
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August 3, 2014 8:16 PM
"Coding is the new literacy!" ScratchJr (ages 5-7) is available free . As with other Scratch products it is a fun way to problem solve, design and program interactive projects, games, stories and creatively express themselves.
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Australia finally has its first digital technology curriculum which is mandatory for all Australian children from Foundation, the name replacing kindergarten, to Year 8. The Technologies area now has two…
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The Maker Movement has the potential to turn more and more people into makers instead of just consumers.
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The success and popularity of Minecraft in and out of classrooms is no surprise.
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A great blog - this post lists and details coding apps and software for primary years.
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Primary Possibilities: Step by step instructions for keeping children on task - guided access to app
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Very useful for Preschool / Kindergarten where iPads are being used in rotation groups
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"The folks in Common Sense Media have designed this beautiful poster for you to print and use in your classroom. The poster is an excellent guide for students to help them make the right informed decisions when it comes to photo sharing."
Via John Pearce
Carey Leahy's curator insight,
July 31, 2013 10:29 PM
Encourages all to take time to 'think' through the steps! Choices.
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Here are 84 math websites for grades K-8, including mental math, facts, money, business, economics, more: A Plus Math Adding Decimals Alien Addition Angles Arithmattack Be Your Own Boss Build a bug...
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Have you ever relied on your smartphone's maps to get around? Asked Siri to find you the best dim sum? Then you owe Shakey some thanks.
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"Give any Image a Talking Mouth and Make it an Engaging Learning Opportunity! There are quite a few web 2.0 tools that provide easy and exciting ways to integrate technology in the classroom. One of them is Blabberize, a free online tool that allows you to quickly create talking images, providing some great opportunities to foster student engagement and collaboration."
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Beth Dichter's curator insight,
August 14, 2014 8:20 AM
Have you used Blabberize in your classroom? It is a free tool that allows you to upload an image and then create a talking picture. This post provides may suggestions on how to use it across disciplines as well as a video playlist that will showcase many examples of student work.
Below are a few ideas.
* Research a historical figure and use Blabberize to have them talk about their lives.
* Find a favorite quote from a fictional character and have the character say the quote (and explain it if necessary).
* Think about science and how you could use a talking image to explain an experiment, a change of phase, etc.
* Research an animal and have the animal talk about their habitat, what they eat, etc.
There are many ideas in this post and I suspect you can come up with more. Students need to able to create their own image (or find one that copyright free) and upload the image. It would be best if they wrote out what the image would say and practice it prior to recording using a computer.
The post also discusses how students could collaborate on projects, and notes that if you cannot record with a computer you can record using a phone. Find more information as well as a link to a video tutorial in the post.
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Even if your students are never going to become professional app developers, learning the fundamentals of programming can be helpful in understanding how software works. Learning programming basics...
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Shadow Puppet is one of my favorite apps for digital storytelling and now they have a new version designed specifically for classroom use. All of the original great features that allow students to...
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June 15, 2014
Below is a chart I have created today where I embedded four of the top iPad apps that you can use with your students in class to create educational comic strips. Of course there are...
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Monica S Mcfeeters's curator insight,
June 15, 2014 8:22 AM
This is help for creating educational comics for class! Enjoy!
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What happens when you or your students forget your online password? You should start using some of these web tools for teaching without student logins.
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Thanks for this great list - looking forward to looking at them. This year I've used Popplet, My Storymaker, Visual Poetry and Blabberize successfully with K-2. Last year we used Glogster but the log ins were a pain.
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I have mentioned Skitch in several posts (here and here) before but I realized I never actually made a post dedicated to the app itself, and it deserves one. Skitch is a FREE app that is part of Ev...
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Skitch - great for creating annotated maps of the school or nieghbourhood too
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QR Codes in The Classroom- Awesome Guide for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning http://t.co/bNG5P4wgtJ via @medkh9
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Monica S Mcfeeters's curator insight,
August 4, 2013 12:13 AM
Here's an update on using QR Codes in the classroom!
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Picadilo is a 100% free online photo editor that's both easy to use and powerful. Transform your photos using eye catching effects, versatile editing tools and classy textures - plus the flexibility of multiple editing windows.
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Hopefully this might be the answer to the loss of Piknic.
Gayla Keesee's curator insight,
August 7, 2013 9:53 AM
I'm familiar with Pixlr and Photoshop--looking to see how this tools is similar.
☆ Emma *･✧'s curator insight,
August 19, 2013 3:04 PM
Perfect for those who want to experiment or have a little fun with filters and effects without paying big bucks. :)
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Here's a useful list of the best web tools for flipped classrooms, complete with what each tool is and how teachers are using it right now!
