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Solar Walk Free - Planets Solar Walk Free - Explore the Universe and Planets is an impressive wealth of information about astronomy and space presented as an amazing 3D model of our Solar system that can be rotated and zoomed easily. It is a new highly attractive and engaging way to view the whole Solar system and learn a lot of interesting astronomy facts about planets and stars, dwarfs, satellites, asteroids, comets and other celestial bodies. Solar Walk Free is a planetarium 3D in your device. Solar Walk Free is one of the best astronomy apps. *** Over 6 million users!****** National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) - GOLD winner in the Educational Tools for Parents and Children category!

Chromatik - Explore Sheet Music Collections and Play More Music What is Music Theory? Music theory is the study of the math, science, and art behind how music is created, sung, and played. It’s the process of learning and practicing basic concepts that apply to single instruments, and concepts that apply to all instruments in the world of music. It’s an appreciation of the greatest music of all time in order to figure out how music works, and how to teach those lessons and secrets to the masses today, so that we too can improve our musical ability.

Celebrating Ludwig van Beethoven's 245th Year Help Beethoven's unfortunate journey to the symphony hall by arranging his masterpieces in time for the big crescendo! Even when you’re the preeminent musical genius of your generation, sometimes you just step in it. So begins Beethoven’s trip to the symphony hall in today’s musical puzzle, which Leon Hong created in collaboration with artist Nate Swinehart and engineers Jonathan Shneier and Jordan Thompson. It happens that our story isn’t much of a stretch in the broader context of Ludwig van Beethoven’s life, which saw more than its share of rotten luck. Ludwig’s father, a middling singer in the Elector’s court and a man too often in his cups, pulled the precocious child out of school at the age of ten in hopes of earning some money on the shoulders of his talent (as a result, his handwriting was so bad that musicologists still struggle to authenticate his signature). Despite all of this, Beethoven’s music prevailed.

Materiali didattici - Linguistica generale LINGUISTICA GENERALE a.a. 2012-13 Esercizi integrativi al testo Berruto-Cerruti. Le slides delle lezioni (che seguono i capitoli del libro) saranno messe a disposizione in questo spazio a fine della trattazione di ciascun capitolo a lezione. Audiotool - make music in your browser Celebrating Johann Sebastian Bach Go behind-the-scenes of today’s Doodle below! Today we celebrate world renowned German composer and musician Johann Sebastian Bach with our first ever AI-powered Doodle! Made in partnership with the Google Magenta and Google PAIR teams, the Doodle is an interactive experience encouraging players to compose a two measure melody of their choice. With the press of a button, the Doodle then uses machine learning to harmonize the custom melody into Bach’s signature music style (or a Bach 80's rock style hybrid if you happen to find a very special easter egg in the Doodle...:)). The first step in developing the Doodle?

6 small changes in Android L that make a big difference Most of the posts floating around the web about Android L release have focused on revamped notifications, the new recent menu changes, the death of Dalvik, the new material design, Android for Work and other hard hitters that were showcased during the Google I/O 2014 keynote. After playing around with Android L on my Nexus 5, I’ve discovered that the rabbit hole is much deeper than this! There’s plenty of very small, subtle changes in Android L Developer Preview that might not be big on their own, but they are still very welcome and in the long run could make a pretty big difference when it comes to improving our mobile experience. Case Study: Video Game Compositions with Grade 8 Video Game Battle Music Composition This article has been written by a guest author. If you’re an educator or music industry professional who is interested in contributing an article to the Midnight Music blog, you can apply here. Today’s guest post is by Mrs Janice Cook who – for the past 12 months – has been an active and generous member of the Midnight Music Community. Janice is a grade 6-8 band and general music teacher in Vernon, CT (USA).

Cardboard Box Tools The child in the photo above just received the most amazing toy! It might have been a giant stuffed giraffe, or a truck, or a new game. However, the cardboard box is even more exciting. 8 Tips For Creating Great Stories From George R.R. Martin, Junot Diaz, And Other Top Storytellers What the hell is a Story Lizard? In Wonderbook: The Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Abrams Books, October 15), Story Lizards join Prologue Fish and other infographic helpmates designed to banish dry textual analysis in favor of a kicking, screaming, slithering approach to storytelling creativity. Author Jeff Vandermeer, a three-time Fantasy World Award-winning novelist who co-directs the Shared Worlds teen writing camp, says "The way we're taught to analyze fiction is to break down and do a kind of autopsy. But I think writers need to be more like naturalists or zoologists when they study story because then you're looking at how all the elements fit together."

Teach Your Kids to Code: 6 Beginner's Resources for Parents Introducing computer programming to your kids can be a challenge, especially for those who aren’t familiar with the nuances of code. Fortunately, in the last few years, a number of apps, software, and guides have been produced that make the often-complex subject of computer coding easy to grasp for young learners. So where to begin? These are a few resources that parents can share with their kids to help them start learning about programming. Programming Tutorials From Made With Code by Google: Google's Made With Code project has a mission of encouraging girls to pursue careers in computer science. The Made With Code projects are easy to follow, and if your kids are completely new to coding, don't fret.

The 2015 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K–12 IT Blogs The world of educational technology can be intimidating. Bloggers help make sense of this ever-changing industry with wit, insight and tactical advice. EdTech is proud to recognize this latest crop of the top K–12 IT bloggers. This year's 50 entries are a mix of veterans from years past, fresh picks by our editorial staff and nominations from readers. One of our goals for this year's list was to highlight blogs from a wide range of educators and experts.