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Apple is set to release Swift Playgrounds on Tuesday on the App Store, albeit, it'll require iOS 10 and older iPads like the first-generation iPad Mini will not be able to run it.

What are the mindful habits of successful learners and how can an understanding of these habits help us better achieve our learning goals? This is the question Art Costa Bena Kallick set out to answer with their study of the Habits of Mind. In 'Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind' Costa and Kallick identify sixteen habits which when utilised promote deeper understanding, unlock creativity, encourage reflective thinking and scaffold problem solving for individuals and groups. 

Fortunately there are a number of free tools that do these things and they are available for use on any technology platform as they require nothing more than access to the internet. Recently Eric Sheninger used a set of these tools to give his audience at the Hawker Brownlow Conference on Thinking and Learning in Melbourne a voice.

There is much to be learned from journeys. From stepping out of our doors and by placing one foot in front of the other making progress towards a planned destination. Journeys are a great metaphor for the challenges we face in our day to day lives and the parallels we draw may allow us to set a goal and achieve it despite the obstacles.

For Honor is a fighting game. The third-person camera, the medieval settings, and the melee weapons will make you breathless. Rooted in a clear system of checks and balances that require varied moves and annihilate spam attacking as viable gameplay, For Honor will deliver some of the most creative melee combat you have ever seen. For Honor still, have some qualities to help novices or the fighting-game averse. And the truth is that almost everyone in For Honor, after a week into its launch, hasn't played anything like it either.

A four quadrant coordinates game. Set the position of your characters and try to find where the computer or a friend has hidden them. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

This site provides a stylish way to produce instant media rich web pages, polls and invites in seconds. Just choose the text, images, videos and link you want to show and publish it. Give out short link to share with others. You can also set an expiry date for your site. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

The Guardian newspaper produces a set of photos from around the world for each day. Many are from the news, while others show far off places and interesting things. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/PSHE%2C+RE%2C+Citizenship%2C+Geography+%26+Environmental

A useful online drawing programme with a good set of tools to try. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Photos+%26+Images

A set of maths rounding resources. Choose the correct answer from a choice of four. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

An amazing set of interactive biology, chemistry and physics activities, animations and virtual experiments. A free sign up is required. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

A superb collection of cross curricular games, activities and other resources for younger children, including a great set of maths and English language games. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Cross+Curricular

This is a useful site that helps you set learning objectives and differentiate. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Cross+Curricular

TED is a superb, inspirational organisation that hosts some of the best speakers of our time on a range of fascinating topics. Now TED has a set of amazing videos to use in your classroom to astound your students. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Video%2C+animation%2C+film+%26+Webcams

This is a set of environmental games where players take the role of a CEO of a company and try to please everyone and make the best decisions. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/PSHE%2C+RE%2C+Citizenship%2C+Geography+%26+Environmental

A good interactive stimulation of a volcano. Change the settings and see how the eruption changes. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

What would have translated as the most advanced game title for the emerging web development platform, HTML5, is perhaps not to be or better set for the future.

This is a fun set of headlines and stories from the UK Sun newspaper covering the big events since the dawn of time. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Cross+Curricular

A great set of video of classic book titles, such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Green Ham and Eggs. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English