PER CODEX AD ASTRA: Scratch Jr är här! Om en vecka befinner jag mig på MIT på Scratchkonferens. Pirr i magen redan nu av förväntan. Så lämpligt då att ScratchJr har släppts för iPad, så att jag kan roa mig lite innan jag åker. Jag har bara lekt lite tillsammans med min fyraåriga dotter, men gillar vad jag ser. Det här blir ett verktyg jag kan rekommendera till yngre barn, helt klart. Jag gillar speciellt att det går att lägga in egna bilder, precis som i webbversionen för de äldre. Jag saknar att kunna gå till specifika koordinater, men kan förstå att det förenklats bort. Att allt bygger på symboler och inte språk är ett annat plus. Det här är mitt och fyraåringen andra försök. Jag tycker att det var lätt att komma igång, även för en sån som jag som envisas med att inte läsa instruktioner förrän det kniper.
Stamplay: An Easy, IFTTT-like Way to Create Web apps While growing numbers of children learn to code in school, if not in kindergarten, there’s still a lot of we grown-ups whose skills are rudimentary at best and don’t go much farther than basic HTML editing. Although creating sophisticated software and understanding encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism will most probably remain unreachable for many of us, there are still some easier things that non-developers can do. One of the products that can significantly ease creation of simple web applications is Stamplay, a recent Seedcamp alumni that is working on what the company calls “IFTTT for apps.” Stamplay offers integration with social networks, so you can implement Facebook or Twitter authorization in one click, as well as services like YouTube, MailChimp, SendGrid, Google Drive and so on. Working remarkably like IFTTT, Stamplay lets users to first choose the modules they want to work with — for example, “User,” “Email,” and “Form.” ➤ Stamplay
15+ Ways of Teaching Every Student to Code (Even Without a Computer) According to Code.org, 90 percent of parents in the U.S. want their children to learn computer science—it will be crucial for many jobs in the near future—but only 40 percent of schools teach it. Critics claim that it is mainly the more affluent schools that offer computer science courses, thus denying those who attend poorer schools the chance to learn necessary skills. A focus on STEM is not enough: Code.org also reports that while 70 percent of new STEM jobs are in computing, only 7 percent of STEM graduates are in computer science. It is imperative that savvy schools begin to focus some STEM resources on computer science and programming. In my opinion, parents of every student in every school at every level should demand that all students be taught how to code. With the following resources, you can teach programming to every student and every age. Teaching Coding to the Youngest Students Tynker Games: Use these age-appropriate games to teach your elementary students coding concepts.
How to Use Scratch for Digital Storytelling Digital storytelling involves combining digital media (images, voice narration, music, text, or motion) to tell a story. Over the past few years, digital storytelling has become an increasingly popular and effective way for students to meet a range of learning goals in the classroom. Scratch, a programming project from the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab, might be an unexpected tool for digital storytelling. But using Scratch to tell a story is a “twofer”: Students practice important ELA skills and at the same time use computational thinking. As students build their stories in Scratch, their work aligns with ISTE's definition of computational thinking. Formulate a problem as they determine how to use the elements in Scratch to construct their story -- creating plot, setting, sequencing and perspective. To plan their stories, students can use storyboards, which are available online. Using Scratch as a digital storytelling tool, students can Create poetry. Related Posts:
9 tools for creating great animations | Animation Creating animations has always been considered as one of the most complex aspects of graphic design that requires specific software and technological expertise. It is a time-intensive activity that requires heavy software and high speed computers. However, over the past few years, the emergence of different online presentation and animation tools have simplified the process of creating animations. Most of these web-based tools are very easy to operate and can create animations that are perfectly suitable for everyday applications. Here we've gathered together some of the best... Read all our animation-related posts here 01. The EWC Presenter is not just an animation and multimedia presentation tool. You can start off with a blank slide and design it from the scratch or choose from a wide range of templates tailor-made for different industries and users. 02. Make Web Video is a specialized online tool for creating high quality animations and HD video presentations in a matter of minutes.
Loopster.com - Free Online Video Editor Little Bird Tales - Home Present.Me web 2.0 tool Storyboard That: The World's Best FREE Online Storyboard Creator 9 Powerful (And FREE) Tools To Boost Summer Learning Rapidly approaching the dog days of summer (give or take a few days or weeks), I felt a need to share a power packed suitcase of tools that could be used to archive your summer highlights and memories. Many educators never really go on vacation. While they may appear to be leisurely sipping daiquiris on the beach, let’s be realistic… their brains are constantly running, reflecting, and mentally archiving away ideas for the next school year. To meet both the recreational and curricular needs of educators, I have concocted a special blend of FREE web tools and apps, highlighting both extracurricular as well as instructional integrations for each. Hopefully, these tools will exceed your souvenir quota and prove to be true digital treasures for the 2014-2015 school year as well. Bubbli Create 360 panoramic bubbles of the sights and sounds of places you visit that others can explore by clicking on a shared link. Photo Mapo Transform photos into mapped masterpieces. Flowboard Strip Designer Tackk
100 Ways To Use Google Drive In The Classroom 100 Ways To Use Google Drive In The Classroom by onlineuniversities.com Students and educators have a wealth of learning and productivity tools available to them online. Google offers some of the highest-quality resources on the web to meet all your study and teaching needs, and all you need to access them is an internet connection. The Google Docs collection provides a streamlined, collaborative solution to writing papers, organizing presentations and putting together spreadsheets and reports. Ed note: This is an older post, so some of these features or links may be out of date. Keyboard Shortcuts Navigate your documents and screen a lot faster when you use these keyboard shortcuts for formatting and more. Productivity Hacks These hacks will make your Google Docs experience even more efficient and streamlined. Features & Tools Make use of features and tools like Docs Translation or CSS Editing to customize your docs and make them work for you. Collaboration Files, Folders and Filters Organization