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A Secure Social Learning Network for K12 Education - The Edmodo Blog. Kodu. Kodu is a new visual programming language made specifically for creating games. It is designed to be accessible for children and enjoyable for anyone. The programming environment runs on the Xbox, allowing rapid design iteration using only a game controller for input. Programming as a Creative Medium The core of the Kodu project is the programming user interface. The Kodu language is designed specifically for game development and provides specialized primitives derived from gaming scenarios. Key Features Kodu provides an end-to-end creative environment for designing, building, and playing your own new games. High-level language incorporates real-world primitives: collision, color, visionUses Xbox 360 Game Controller for input — no keyboard requiredRuns on XBox 360 and PCInteractive terrain editorBridge and path builderTerrain editor - create worlds of arbitrary shape and size20 different characters with different abilities.

Marsden Community Primary School - Kodu Club. Marsden Community Primary School - Kodu Club. Interactive Classroom.net | Brought to you by the Geeky Computing Teacher. Kodu | Home. Pora Ora | Teachers. Pora Ora also develops other attributes, like creativity, which is critical to develop at a young age. Our "Design a Pora Pal" competitions are guaranteed to get the creative juices flowing and with plans to create tools for children to design their own world, Pora Ora has plenty to offer in this area. Pora Ora is also a safe and highly moderated social networking site where your class can learn how to interact safely online in a ring-fenced environment with you in control of security settings.

So whether you want to use Pora Ora in class to consolidate pupil learning, explore social networking, or encourage creativity, or whether you want pupils to use Pora Ora over the holidays to avoid the "holiday learning dip", Pora Ora offers something to all teachers. Request an account. World of Warplanes — Free Online Game. Computing At School :: Computing for the Next Generation ... Computer Science.

Primary (KS1&2) - The Computer Science Forum.