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There is growing interest from schools in the Maker Movement and Maker Education but with this have come some subtle misunderstandings about what it is all about. For one the modern maker movement is all about the mindset of the maker rather than developing a set of specific skills for making. The second confusion stems from a belief that the maker movement is all about the tools and the makerspace and that as such it involves large budgets.

National Geographic's Map Maker Interactive offers six themes on which users can create custom map displays. Within each theme there are subcategories to choose from. For example, you can select the theme Physical Systems Land then choose volcanic eruptions to display on your map. Map Maker Interactive also provides drawing tool and marker icons that you can place on your map. One drawback to National Geographic's Map Maker Interactive is that your maps cannot be embedded into other sites. But you can download your maps, print them, and share links to them. Overall, the ease of use and the variety of themes makes Map Maker Interactive an excellent alternative to creating maps on Google Earth. In fact, in some ways it's better because you don't have to install anything or register to use Map Maker Interactive. Adding layers to Map Maker Interactive is also more intuitive than adding layers on Google Earth. 

The maker movement and with it maker-centered learning brings new possibilities and challenges into the classroom. It has spawned makerspaces and students are busy designing and making products. The danger with all this frenzied making is that it is very easy to miss the point, to focus on the product and not the journey.  

Making the most of Maker Spaces and STEAM will require professional development and a new mindset for all learners. 

Windows Movie Maker 2015 Crack For All Windows Free is a trustful and advance free video creating/editing software that are used for editing the multimedia

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A superb digital music maker. Click on the grid to make wonderful music and share online. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music,+Sound+&+Podcasts

Creaza is a superb suite of tools including a audio and movie maker/editor, a cartoon maker, mindmapping and many others. A must have resource. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/page/edit/ICT+&+Web+Tools

An interesting music maker. Adjust the strings and change the notes and choose between three instrument sounds. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

An amazing collaborative music maker. Choose your instrument and change the pitch by moving your line up and down. Must be viewed on Google Chrome. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

Shape Collage is a free photo collage maker software program. Automatically create picture collages in a variety of shapes with just a few mouse clicks. Available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

"The Center for Safe and Responsible Internet Use provides research and outreach services to address issues of the safe and responsible use of the Internet. We provide guidance to parents, educators, librarians, policy-makers, and others regarding effective strategies to assist young people in gaining the knowledge, skills, motivation, and self-control to use the Internet and other information technologies in a safe and responsible manner."

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An easy to use icon maker. Choose from six different shapes and design them with graduated colours and text. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools

In order to formulate a national strategy focusing on online child safety, policy makers need to consider a range of strategies.This document includes a number of key areas for consideration. These Guidelines have been prepared in the context of the Child Online Protection (COP) Initiative in order to establish the foundations for a safe and secure cyber world for future generations. They are meant to act as a blueprint which can be adapted and used in a way which is consistent with national or local customs and laws. Moreover, it will be appreciated that these guidelines address issues which might affect all children and young people under the age of 18 but each age group will have different needs.

A beautifully made comic strip maker which is designed for younger children. Easy to use and a good collection of clip art images. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools

A great interactive acrostic poem maker. It explains what acrostic poems are when gives helpful hints as children write their own. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English

Making, Maker Centred Learning and STEAM fit neatly alongside Inquiry Based Learning (IBL) for many schools. Commonly this approach includes a constructivist view of knowledge and teachers seek to establish conditions which allow students to explore questions and ideas with greater independence than may occur in the traditional classroom.  Learning becomes a collaborative partnership between teachers and students with a clear focus on a learner centric approach.

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One of the worlds largest smartphone maker Lenovo has prepared for Moto M successor, the Moto M2 appears geekbench site as model number Lenovo XT1902-3.