The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries and over 30 languages. Ages 4 to 104.
Learn more:
– http://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/08/24/coding-a-new-trend-in-education-and-a-big-responsibility/
– http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=makerspace
– http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Coding
Source: hourofcode.com
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OFTEN, the most creative people lack the business smarts they need to make their dreams a reality. Nobody need roll over and accept failure, though.
Source: www.express.co.uk
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“Students are hungry for learning that matters. Project based learning has students involved in explaining their answers to real-life questions or challenges. A project’s driving question or challenge is so deep that it requires students to create an end product and share their conclusions with others. Instead of traditional projects that come at the end of a unit of study, project-based learning has the project introduced at the beginning of the unit. The project gives students a reason for learning the content and a venue for practicing 21st century skills.”
Source: learninginhand.com
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Preact helps companies reduce churn and communicate with their customers more effectively by providing detailed user activity history within their existing support tools.
Source: www.preact.com
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A new study shows the brain still reacts to a language you thought you’d long forgotten.
Source: www.medicaldaily.com
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Novelist Amy Tan digs deep into the creative process, looking for hints of how hers evolved.
Source: www.ted.com
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Feeling uninspired at the office? Here’s how to boost your imagination.
Source: www.businessinsider.com
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“Some call today’s students “digital natives.” Others call them the “distracted generation.” Whichever term you prefer, it’s clear they’re both far more than labels: they capture the core conflict many of us involved in education — educators, parents, and even students — feel about the use of technology in the classroom.”
Source: www.edudemic.com
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You already Facebook at work, so here’s “Facebook at Work.”
Source: mashable.com
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‘Immersion’ is a new installation created in part from repurposed plastic by Crystal Wagner. Now on display at Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum at Southeast Missouri State University.
Source: boingboing.net
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