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"Create HTML5 animations, games, tools and more with this superb coding platform, which has a complete learning course to get you and your pupils going. You can also play creations from the community. " A newsletter gives tips and tricks.

This cross-platform app -- iPhone and Android -- lets students create their own games and instructional programs. Free for teachers and students, you need to sign up for an account, but you can work on a computer to create the HTML5. Learning games can be dreary, but creating them can be very interesting for students. The frontpage shows middle school learners working away, so this might be good even for younger learners.

"Tynker is a new computing platform designed specifically to teach children computational learning and programming skills in a fun and imaginative way. Tynker is inspired by Scratch from MIT. It is a completely browser-based implementation written using Open Web standards such as Javascript, HTML5, CSS3 and does not use Flash. "Tynker's language extensions, built-in physics engine, character editors and other tools make it fun and easy for kids to unleash their creativity. Schools love Tynker because it offers them an easy to use cloud-hosted system for delivering a customized Computer Science course across multiple grades with a ready to use curriculum, classroom management and more. Tynker is the platform of choice at many leading schools - see what educators are saying." This looks like an interesting, creative way to unleash students' curiosity. I'm assuming it's for younger kids, but older students may enjoy it too.

Share multimedia activities on any device using HTML5. Gamify classes using Educaplay groups. Many examples are searchable.

Nice embedded chart on ways to "Consume, Collaborate, and Produce" with iPad. I'd like to try out html5 and create some apps. Some links will be dead, however.

" CodeMonkey is a fun and educational game environment where students learn to code in a real programming language, no previous experience needed. " Students start with a game that helps teach them CoffeeScript, an HTML5 variant. The teacher's kit helps with basic computer science concepts. Students should be able to build their own games after mastering the code.

"Use the intuitive Animatron Editor to design and publish animated and interactive content that plays everywhere, from desktop computers to mobile devices." This looks like a great tool for creating imaginative learning apps. Get your students to help you!