With a name like Cargobot, you might think this iPad programming puzzle would be rather boring. I mean who wants to move cargo around? Strangely enough, a lot of students do. Especially those with an engineering mindset. You know, the ones that look at cranes for hours and wonder how they work. Cargobot is essentially […]

Code Combat Teaches Programming and Killing | Audio Review #141
It seems almost without exception that students LOVE to code. Especially when there is an interactive, web based environment that provides them instant feedback. So you might want to ask why we would need to gamify a process they already love. Well the folks at Code Combat went ahead and did that anyway. They took […]

Sunrise Calendar App Brings Calm To Your Calendar Life | Audio Review # 135
Sunrise App is yet another calendar app for your mobile device or computer. However Sunrise has a number of benefits that make it more than just your average calendar app. Pulls in all your calendars to one feed including websites like TripIt, Asana, Trello, Evernote, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Google Calendars, iCal and Microsoft Exchange. Has […]

Movieclips.com Brings An Avalanche of Movieclip Resources To You | Audio Review # 133
MovieClips.com is a fanatcially fantastic resource for finding a zillion different movie moments from some of the best movies ever. The site is packed with all kinds of film genres and film gems. The front page has a ton of fun suggestions including popular mashups and the clip of the day. You can search in […]

Codemonkey Is Javascript Tutorial For Elementary Students | Audio Review # 131
Codemonkey is a web based programming tutorial. It is a detailed, gamified instructional tool to teach basic javascript programming. Students are placed in a visually appealing environment with a monkey and some bananas. The monkey has various tasks to do and the students program the monkey to complete the tasks. Mistakes mean the monkey does […]

These Common Core Math Wikispaces Help You Assess The Standrads | Audio Review # 128
Overview I’m not someone who hates standards. There are definitely those people out there, but I’m actually a true nerd and kind of enjoy that standards exist. I like that they guide my instruction and help me to know if I’m on track. That said, I sometimes find standards incredibly hard to understand. Sometimes the […]

Gibbon Helps You Swing Into Developing Content Playlists for Your Students | Audio Review # 127
Gibbon lets people like you develop a playlist of web-based resources to share with your friends, students, team or maybe even your parents. You can link to anything on the web including video, graphics, infographics, articles or a plain old website. Students, and that includes anybody who views your page, click through the chapters you […]

U.S. Presidents Commits A Misdemeanor | Audio Review # 125
Overview U.S. Presidents, an Android and Kindle app, is a flashcard-style quiz and learning tool. The information is rather shallow, dealing almost entirely with lower-order thinking skills such as identification and recall. If a teacher has as a learning objective that children memorize the presidents, then download and run with it. If, on the other […]

OneShot Makes Tweeting Book and Article Quotes as Easy as Pie | Audio Review # 117
When I was a lot younger, I learned to read. It has been a wonderful thing! Thankfully I am still able to read and I even use my iPhone to do lots of reading on the Kindle app. I also like to read articles from websites or using my Flipboard app. Once in a while […]