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Wingware's Python IDE is an Integrated Development Environment designed specifically for the Python programming language. Product has a free trial and then user must purchase license.

"EON Creator is an interactive authoring tool that allows users to create stereoscopic 3D scenes. It can be used to develop unique 3D lessons with blended learning content including video, Wikipedia, PowerPoint, sound effects, YouTube, annotations, quizzes, and more. Users can create 3D scenes using high-quality interactive 3D content from the EON Experience Portal, which contains thousands of models and scenes that users can access directly from inside the EON Creator tool. Once the content is downloaded into EON Creator, users can add contextual knowledge to any of the 3D objects in the scene."

Free! THINKING WORLDS is a drag-and-drop 3D scene builder and visual programming editor that allows non-coders to build immersive gaming experiences and simulations. It appears more suited for creating virtual training exercises in large organizations, but with a free developer license it should provide a sufficient challenge for the ultra-techie educator. Beware. This is more of a summer project than weekend quick pick -- just imagine the learning curve if there were Scratch controls for every movement in Sim City. But if you're up to the task, there's still time to join this recently started MOOC on gameification. After all, a tool is only as good as the outcomes it makes possible.

The TechMatrix is a powerful, free online database to help educators and families find educational and assistive technology resources and help for students who are struggling or have special needs. With the addition of new search features, expert advice, professional development resources, Hot Topic pages, and updated product listings, the TechMatrix is greatly expanded, easier to use, and includes many new implementation resources.   Search by content area, grade level, disability, instructional support, and more than 10 other subjects. Both free and for fee products will be returned in the results.

This is a source document for developing standards.

This is a source document for developing standards.

This is a source document for developing standards

Lesson plans and tutorials developed by a teacher

"The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community that develops open standards to ensure the long-term growth of the Web. "

"4Teachers.org works to help you integrate technology into your classroom by offering online tools and resources. This site helps teachers locate and create ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars. There are also tools for student use. Discover valuable professional development resources addressing issues such as equity, ELL, technology planning, and at-risk or special-needs students. "

At w3schools.com you will learn how to make a website. We offer free tutorials in all web development technologies. Select a tutorial from the menu to the left.

iTunes U FREE course from Stanford

The NXT-G Professional Development course provides teachers and coaches with a solid foundation for robot programming in the NXT-G language, and ...

"ROBOTC is the premiere robotics programming language for educational robotics and competitions. ROBOTC is a C-Based Programming Language with an Easy-to-Use Development Environment."

"Testing in the public view is an important part of increasing confidence in software and hardware tools. Developing extensive and exhaustive tests for digital investigation tools is a lengthy and complex process, which the Computer Forensic Tool Testing (CFTT) group at NIST has taken on."