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"This post looks at 4 interactive quiz game tools that Richard Byrne has used with great success in his classroom and or in his workshops."

Study Blue lets students across all ages and subjects create flashcards to help with the study process. The website will store your flashcards for later use, or for the use of others who might want a more cumulative set of study resources. Study Blue boasts the "largest and fastest growing library of online study materials," including quizzes, review sheets, and the aforementioned flashcards.

"a collection of some very good  tools you can use in class with students to create beautiful presentations and slideshows. All of these tools are web-based and do not require any software download. They are also very simple and easy to use so students won't have any major problems working on them."

"Some of the things you can do with these web tools include: creating different types of diagrams (e.g flowcharts and organizational charts), solve math problems using Symbolab calculator, design print-friendly Bingo cards to use in class, build and share word searches online, convert/compress and share video files"

The post discusses five reasons why teachers should consider purchasing robotics for the K-12 classroom.

The are some good ideas here as well as some questions you could ask before beginning coding in your classroom.

"Post created after a question from a teacher who was looking for a way to impose a time limit on a quiz or test administered through Google Forms. My suggestion was to try using the Google Forms Add-on called Form Limiter. In the video embedded Richard Byrne demonstrate how to install and use Form Limiter."

"Readable is an application that helps you read more of the web. It reformats text - on any website - according to your exact specifications."

"https://youtu.be/Yg-pXpO1rUY" youtube video

"If you are interested in BYO or ICT strategies in schools more generally then this book contains important insights and useful advice. "

"Minecraft is more than just a game and used carefully it can also be a powerful educational tool. It allows young people to create and explore places that are completely inaccessible by other means. Within the blocky world, they can roam around historical sites, delve into the geology beneath their feet or fly through the chambers of a heart, and much more besides. The rich resources of these virtual worlds, coupled with the educational version of the game, allow teachers to immerse young people in a comfortable but exciting learning environment. Minecraft has the ability to bring just about any conceivable structure to the classroom, and beyond.

"Social Graphs in 700 Movies"