I posted this last week - see chart at bottomHere is the link to the Angry Birds activity that works on iPads.Bee-Bot and Daisy the Dinosaur are iPad apps that are very simple but are game like.Doooors and Guess the Code are ipad/phone apps that are not exactly coding but they are similar type thinking apps.There is always Gamestar Mechanic - where they create video games. It might be something they could start but they wouldn't get too far in an hour. Kids that are interested could do it on their own. Not for iPads. It has good tutorials.On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Mike Arsenault <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hopscotch is Scratch-like and is free for the iPadI also found these Blockly web apps work on Safari on the iPadI tested the Maze app on my iPad and it is engaging for middle school. I had a group of 7th graders try it out and they had a blast.I would also recommend checking out Chris Betcher's K12 Online Conference PresentationMike==================================================
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Yarmouth, Maine
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On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Laura Girr <[log in to unmask]> wrote:Maybe we can start a summary on this list of what people have already checked out...On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Glatz, Sarah <[log in to unmask]> wrote:The resources on code.org are great. I've been exploring some of them. What I am finding is that some of the online resources use Flash or are not free. It would be great if the cost and whether or not the resource can be used on the iOS were right up front. Time consuming to research!I think all of the educational resources, such as Khan and CodeHS, will work on the iPad, but I'd like to know if anyone else who is 1:1 iPad has found programming tools for iOS. CargoBot works. It is a little like a game and I think for younger students than High School. Scratch does not work on the iOS.SarahSarah GlatzTechnology Integration Specialist, RSU5786 West RoadWaterboro, ME 04087C: 207-329-1605You can book me!On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 10:04 AM, Mike Arsenault <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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Project>Login would like to inform any willing educators and community members of new two resources. One of them is a Diigo Group called, Project>Login Resource Exchange. This resource allows educators to share material and collaborate on best practices and learning occurring within the State of Maine. The other resource is the LinkedIn Group - Project>Login Educators Collaborative. This group is a place to share resources and recommendations about teaching computing to young and adult learned. We hope you will take a look and consider joining!
The Hour of Code is Coming to Maine
Twenty-one Maine schools have already pledged their students will participate
More than 5,000 Maine students will be joining a national campaign to demystify computer science during the Hour of Code campaign in December, according to the organizers at MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "educatemaine.us5.list-manage1.com" claiming to be Code.org.
Scheduled to coincide with Computer Science Week from December 9-15, the national Hour of Code campaign is sponsored by Microsoft, Google, Apple, Amazon, LinkedIn, Mark Zuckerberg, the College Board, Boys & Girls Clubs, and over 100 other partners.
“We want to pull back the veil on this black magic dark art of code that separates you from Mark Zuckerberg,” said Hour of Code founder and former Microsoft exec Hadi Partovi. "Computer science," added LinkedIn chairman Reid Hoffman, teaches “problem solving and critical thinking that’s useful anywhere.”
Hour of Code activities are being designed to be simple and self-directed, with no experts required. Samples of computer-based tutorials and group activities are already available. More will be released throughout November.
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