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Introducing Programming to Preschoolers. Kids and Coding Teaching Strategies Flickr: AngryJulieMonday By Heather Chaplin Since MIT’s Lifelong Kindergarten group released Scratch in 2007, kids ages 8 to 13 have built more than 2.2 million animations, games, music, videos and stories using the kid-friendly programming language.

Introducing Programming to Preschoolers

Scratch allows kids to snap together graphical blocks of instructions, like Lego bricks, to control sprites—the movable objects that perform actions. Sprites can dance, sing, run and talk. Now, with a grant from the National Science Foundation, Lifelong Kindergarten is collaborating with Tufts University’s DevTech Research Group to make Scratch Jr, a new version aimed at kids in preschool to second grade. The new project raises questions about childhood development and digital learning, and just how early kids should be introduced to computers.

Mitch Resnick, director of the Lifelong Kindergarten group, spearheaded the creation of Scratch. “Computers for most people are black boxes. Related. iVocalize Web Conference - Home. PageShare. The web's most advanced web conferencing service. Co-Browsing Tools And Technology: A Mini-Guide. Co-browsing is the ability to co-navigate the web with other people at-a-distance.

Co-Browsing Tools And Technology: A Mini-Guide

Co-browsing differentiates itself from screen or application sharing because it is not achieved by sending a high rate of screenshots of the presenter screen to one or more participants but by distributing in a synchronous fashion the URL(s) being visited by the presenter to all participants' browsers. Photo credit: James Isbell Co-browsing, also known as "web touring" is particularly effective as it allows the co-navigation of many types of web-based content in a highly efficient way.

Participants computers need not to be of the latest generation and even with a less than perfect Internet connection everyone can see whichever web pages the presenter/moderator selects. Here is more information about co-browsing characteristics and tools: The features and controls available in co-browsing systems usually include: Co-Browsing tools PageShare Voxwire Our review: Voxwire MeetingRoom iVocalize HotConference FlashMeeting. 10 Best Sites To Get Free Backgrounds For Your Mobile Phone.

Below is a list of 10 sites that can be used with either the Nexus One, iPhone, G1, Motorola Droid, or just about any kind of phone model you can think of.

10 Best Sites To Get Free Backgrounds For Your Mobile Phone

It should also be kept in mind that any iPhone wallpaper website can also be used for the Palm Pre since the screen dimensions are exactly the same. iDesign iPhone iDesign has over 10,000 images that can be used as iPhone wallpapers, and is updated daily. Choose from over 40 categories including Abstract, Closeups, Fashion and Text. You can search for specific images, and comment on the images available. You can save the wallpapers on your computer and transfer them when your sync your iPhone, or simply visit the site from your phone to save them. Poolga Poolga features an incredibly high quality collection of iPhone wallpapers submitted by professional artists and designers.

Sciphone Sciphone has an extensive list of categories to choose from, and is constantly being updated. Crackberry [NO LONGER WORKS] BBSnap BlackBerry Tune G1 Wallpapers. Kylo Browser. TechCrunch. 180 Technology Tips - HOME PAGE.