"@pbeens: I've just blogged about Google Blockly - A Great Way to Introduce Basic CS Concepts - http://t.co/0Z3f4bGY want to get into some coding. Check this out. Might see how it goes with some grade 2's
This could be a great mathematical conversation starter. Awesome for those students that are into Codes or hieroglyphs or even just plain old ancient egyptian history. Either way a sure fire way of getting the mathematical creative juices flowing.
This is a great tool for encouraging students and parents to comment and discuss as a group. With Voice Thread you are able to upload images and have students record an audio track over a slideshow. Then, once it's posted, members can post audio comments. You are also provided with an embed code to put into your blogs. Browse some of the examples and see how it works.