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"Ardublock is a graphical programming environment to make programming physical computing with Arduino as easy as drag and drop."

"Introducing Modkit for VEX Modkit for VEX is a new programming environment for the VEX IQ robot building platform. "

"Flipboard is Your Personal Magazine"

"TECNOLOGÍA Assaf Biderman, del MIT, cambia una rueda y convierte tu bici en un vehículo eléctrico, inteligente y social"

New Search Engine from ex google engineers plans to compete with Google - Called "Cuil" - this article outlines the story.

Introduction to Second Life

school districts across the country hoping to cherry-pick from thousands of California teachers who have been warned they could be laid off because of state budget woes.

Cell phones and what the japanese government is doing about it.

Japanese government becoming "involved" in the overuse of cell phones by japanese teenagers. This program emphasizes cell phone addiction. 1/3 of japanese 6th graders and cell phones and 2/3rds of 9th graders have them. Interestingly, one panel wants to take texting off the phones? How about using texting iN school? How about letting them define words on it instead of using a dictionary? How about letting them use it in the classroom? Seems kind of like damming up the Mississippi - it may work for a while, but eventually, the dam is going to break. Yes, this is something to talk about and discuss... internet and cell phone addiction is a real issue with many kids I talk to reporting that they literally sleep with it under their pillow. However, just getting rid of texting, I don't think that is a good idea. As with anything in human history, every tool may be used for good or bad.

It turns out that teachers and low ranking civil servants (ie.key electoral workers numbering >1700) are a special target of post election violence in Zimbabwe -- Roman Catholic Justice and Peace Commission is also calling for international coordination of runoff election.

Does anyone know how best we can all organise our colleagues to write to UN and President Mugabe whom we could encourage between them to put this awful matter right...?!

This from the Bubbabrain founder - a new Math challenge - go in and play for your state. From the founder: "I decided to create a national elementary math madness challenge. Students can score points for their state by playing math games. http://www.bubbabrain.com 1. Click on the math challenge link 2. Select your state 3. Select a game and hit submit 4. The top left card will say "find this" you have to click on the correct match 5. Clear the board and score points I teach 11th grade and was wondering how to get the message out to the elementary population. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks in advance!! Darren McCarty"

Hundreds of practice games for your AP students!!

Article from Jay Matthews of the Washington Post on Authentic Learning. 

Primary Sources, Where have you been? Why have I never used primary sources? I didn't use them because I didn't know where to find the resources.I never considered all of the possibilities.