the beauty of teaching even the youngest kids algorithms and algorithmic or procedural thinking is that it gives them the same tool of agency and production that writing and even reading gave to industrial age learners who, for the first time in history, had access to cheap books and other forms of print.
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What are the 4 R's Essential to 21st Century Learning? | HASTAC - 0 views
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Interestingly, unlike math, which can often be difficult to teach in all of its abstraction, algorithms do stuff. Algorithms are operational. You show kids how to use a program like Scratch or Hackasaurus and, very soon, they can actually manipulate, create, and do, in their very own and special way.
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"The classic "3 R's" of learning are, of course, Reading, 'Riting, and 'Rithmetic. For the 21st century, we need to add a fourth R--and it will help inspire the other three: Algorithm. "
Print Friendly & PDF - 0 views
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"PrintFriendly cleans and formats web pages for perfect print experience. PrintFriendly removes Ads, Navigation and web page junk, so you save paper and ink when you print. It's free and easy to use. Perfect to use at home, the office, or whenever you need to print a web page."
edshelf - 1 views
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Our mission is to make a positive impact in the world by making education more efficient and effective. We strive to enable educators to do what they do best, teach and inspire. edshelf is a directory of websites, mobile apps, and desktop software that are rated & reviewed by educators, for educators. We decrease the friction of using and procuring effective technology into the classroom.
Digital Differentiation ~ Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners - 0 views
Norton Safe Web, from Symantec - 0 views
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Website safety/security check. Norton supplies a webcheck site. This site is free to use and you do not need to have Norton Security software installed. Results: Safe; Untested; Caution and Warning.
ACER Iconia Tablets available for 2012 VITTA Conference delegates - 1 views
During the two days of the VITTA Conference "Reign of the Cloud" delegates may borrow an ACER Iconia Tablet from the ACER stand in the Expo. A great chance to learn more as there will be wireless ...
A flickr CC search toy - 0 views
WineBottler - Run Windows Programs directly on OS X - 0 views
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Run Windows Apps on OSX
What we learned from 5 million books | Video on TED.com - 0 views
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Have you played with Google Labs' Ngram Viewer? It's an addicting tool that lets you search for words and ideas in a database of 5 million books from across centuries. Erez Lieberman Aiden and Jean-Baptiste Michel show us how it works, and a few of the surprising things we can learn from 500 billion words.
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"Jean-Baptiste Michel looks at how we can use large volumes of data to better understand our world."
SuperDuper! - 1 views
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SuperDuper is the wildly acclaimed program that makes recovery painless, because it makes creating a fully bootable backup painless. Its incredibly clear, friendly interface is understandable, easy to use, and SuperDuper's built-in scheduler makes it trivial to back up automatically. It's the perfect complement to Time Machine under Leopard, Snow Leopard, and Lion, allowing you to store a bootable backup alongside your Time Machine volume-and it runs beautifully on both Intel and Power PC Macs!
Themeefy - Create, Curate, Publish - 0 views
Interactive maps and visualizations | StatSilk - 0 views
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"StatPlanet Plus - Interactive Mapping & Visualization Software StatPlanet Plus has support for large data sets, logo embedding, ESRI shapefile maps, exporting graphs and maps, and many more features. Read more"
SMART Notebook Express BETA - 0 views
BackNoise.com - 0 views
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"BackNoise lets you create conversations on the fly, in meetings, watching TV, during class, on the train, anywhere and anytime. Talk about what you want, when you want, where you want, and how you want. "
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Has anybody used this before. Looks like an interesting tool for online meetings etc.
educational-origami - Starter Sheets - 0 views
7 Easy Steps to Creating Your Own PLN - Personal Learning Network « Believe K... - 1 views
Porsche versus Volvo | Technoscience - 0 views
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Great blog post
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