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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 […]

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Audio Review # 38 | Introduce students of all ages to the world of programming with LightBot

Overview You are the little Lightbot robot and are asked to help light up the blue squares.  You tell the robot to move various steps, then turn on the light to change the color of the tile.  After programming it, you hit run and see if it worked. As it gets more difficult, you end […]

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Audio Review # 14 | Drawp

Drawp is, in many ways, your typical, cute drawing program for the iPad. However, it has one big difference, it removes the difficulty younger students encounter when they try to share their drawings with teachers, parents and more.   Students using Drawp are able to simply drag their completed picture to a folder with the […]

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Audio Review # 8: BeeBots

Award winning programmable floor robot, the Bee-Bot’s simple and child friendly layout is a perfect starting point for teaching control, directional language and programming to young children. Website: http://www.bee-bot.us/ Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS Like this:Like Loading…

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