Research FUSE Labs - Kodu Game Lab An overview of Kodu. (Click to play) Kodu lets kids create games on the PC and Xbox via a simple visual programming language. Kodu can be used to teach creativity, problem solving, storytelling, as well as programming. Since Kodu's introduction in 2009, we have visited the White House, teamed up with great groups like NCWIT and DigiGirlz, inspired academic research and been the subject of a book (Kodu for Kids). Kodu for the PC is available to download for free. First Details About Delicious Founder's New Startup Emerge Social bookmarking service Delicious is regarded by many as one of the foundational web applications of the current era. Acquired by Yahoo five years ago and now nearly squandered to death, Delicious showed the world how personal utility in the cloud (bookmarking online instead of in your browser) could create a network effect of value - most visibly, in the form of the Delicious Popular page. Now the founder of Delicious and a powerful team is working on a new project they say is "putting the useful back into social software. Delicious was created by Joshua Schachter, a data nerd with a dry sense of humor. Hardy reports that Tasty Labs is building a service that will match the needs of some people with the abilities or assets of others, possibly within corporations and with an emphasis on commenting and reviewing peoples' recommendations. "Tasty Labs wants to create a marketplace or forum in which people can state their needs and available talents.
PolicyTool for Social Media The Power of the PLN and education karma Okay, here is the deal, I know this is a highly unusual post and request from me but bear with me for just a minute while I explain the importance of what I am asking. At the bottom of the post I talk about a really cool new tool worth checking out. I am working on a rather large educational project that will make it possible for every teacher to customize and tailor curriculum and learning for each of their students without putting a huge burden on teachers. I have met some wonderful entreprenuers and business minds as I have worked on that project. As we were wrapping up our conversation yesterday Toma mentioned this little contest he was involved in, a contest to get more fit. Here’s the simplest way to vote: 1. 3. 4. Toma is only 146 votes out of the lead for the $10K first prize… I’m pretty sure my powerhouse PLN can make that happen! Now, for the part of the post where I share a really cool tool: Toma is the brains behind a new website called How Tru.
Edheads - Activate Your Mind! Google's Online Marketing Challenge Offers Big Bucks to Nonprofits Nonprofits, listen up: Google wants to give you cash--if you partner with a winning school in Google's Online Marketing Challenge. The annual competition challenges undergraduate and graduate students to generate effective marketing campaigns using Google AdWords. In past years, students teamed up with businesses to set up $200 AdWords accounts and build marketing campaigns. But this year, entrants have the option to work with small to medium-sized NGOs as well. Here's how it works: Students build their campaigns during the three-week campaign window, which begins on January 31st. Google is accepting entrants here.
Sweet Home 3D #edchat PLN I am Proud to be Glogster EDU Ambasador . GlogsterEdu is the best edtool in education in XXI century still now . 2 weeks ago I applied and my application was accepted to be Glogster EDU Ambasador . Click to see my Glogster Edu Ambassador introduction made by DeenaKelly. I think that this tool Glogster Edu is the best edtool in education in XXI century still now . Glogster edu is the leading global education platform for the creative expression of knowledge and skills in the classroom and beyond. Glogster EDU empower educators and students with the technology to create GLOGS - online multimedia posters - with text, photos, videos, graphics, sounds, drawings, data attachments and more. In my first glog I present #edtech20 project : If you want to see more glogster edu presentations made by my students follow eSafety4eTwinners
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