[Itech] Fwd: [sigml] Mobile Learning Mini-Magazine - December 1, 2014

Mon Dec 1 19:57:59 EST 2014

Hi Graduates,

I am sharing one of the ISTE groups that I belong to with you -- there is
some great information here on mobile apps.  If you are not a member of
ISTE and AECT, you should be!

Dr. Franklin

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ISTE - Mobile Learning Network

Mobile Mini-Magazine

December 1, 2014
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In this Issue:

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   Hour of Code Professional Development Events
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   What is the Hour of Code? Contribute to our Resource List
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   2014 Speak Up Survey
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   December Tweetchats, Webinars, and Hangouts
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   Article - Top 10 Coding Apps
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   MLN Chairs’ Chat with Dr. Gary Bender - Mobile Resources
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   MLN Conference Planning Committee Meeting January 22, 2015 at 7 PM EST
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   Where to Find Us
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      Webpage: http://mobilelearningnetwork.org
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      ISTE MLN Community Webpage: http://bit.ly/istemlearning
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   Join Our Social Networks

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Hour of Code Professional Development Events

Hour of Code Preview - Hangout - December 3, 2014 at 7 PM EST

Be sure to join us on December 3 at 7 PM EST for the Hour of Code Preview
Hangout <https://www.youtube.com/user/gamesmooc>. ISTE Mobile Learning
Network and Games & Simulations Network (Power Rings Activated!) will be
once again joining forces to give you an overview of Hour of Code
#HourofCode and a preview of the events taking place internationally.
Hangout URL: https://www.youtube.com/user/gamesmooc

Celebrating Computer Science Education Week!

**Hour of Code - Coding Shoutout Webinar**  - December 9, 2014 at 7 PM EST

When: December 9, 2014 7 PM EST

Where: http://bit.ly/istemln_webinars Sign in with your name, no pw needed!

What: Coding Shoutout/Shootout Web-based & App-based Coding Programs
Shared, Bring Your Favorites for Open Mic!  We’ll be sharing coding for
kids, kid-favorites and why!

Who: Susan Wells, ISTE MLN PD Chair and You!

What is the Hour of Code?

Anyone can host an Hour of Code anytime, but the grassroots campaign goal
is for tens of millions of students to try an Hour of Code during December
8-14, 2014, in celebration of Computer Science Education Week. Is it one
specific hour? No. You can do the Hour of Code anytime. (And if you can't
do it during that week, do it the week before or after).

http://www.hourofcode.com

Share your Hour of Code activities by adding them to our resource list at

http://bit.ly/hourofcoderesources2014

>From Susan Wells, ISTE MLN PD Chair

Hour of Code at E.K. Powe Elementary School, Durham - State WINNER Code.org
$10,000 grant

Title: Inside, Outside, Coding Everywhere!

Our Hour of Code event during the week of Dec 8 - 14

All week long, all over our school, our kids will code!  In the lobby, in
the garden, in the gym, on the playground, classroom and labs too!  There's
no place we won't code!  Count the kids, count the hours!  At E.K. Powe we
believe learning to code is so important we'll go anywhere to learn.  Find
us on our tablets, laptops and desktops, inside, outside, coding everywhere!

>From Laura Briggs, ISTE MLN President

Hour of Code at John W. Tolbert Elementary School, Leesburg

We are using a combination of several activities for the first two weeks in
December. We are using Code.org, iPad apps, BeeBots <http://www.bee-bot.us/>
with mat grids, and the Robot Turtles Programming Board Game
<http://www.robotturtles.com/>. We are also using various websites to
practice coding and programming.

Activities by Grade Level

Kindergarten (Age 5-6) -

Week 1 - Students will create a custom robot at Make a Robot
<http://www.abcya.com/make_a_robot.htm> and print. Students will also work
on programming language by walking on a physical grid on the floor dressed
like a bumble bee. Students will then use BeeBots to program paths
reviewing letter sounds on a grid on the floor.

First Grade (Age 6-7) -

Week 1 - Students will use the Code.org activity with Anna and Elsa from
Frozen to make ice fractals and skating patterns using basic coding skills.
Students will use BeeBots to program paths reviewing counting coins.

Week 2 - Students will use the iPad app Daisy the Dinosaur
<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/daisy-the-dinosaur/id490514278?mt=8>  to
complete coding challenges.

Second Grade (Age 7-8) -

Week 1 - Students will use the Code.org activity with Anna and Elsa from
Frozen to make ice fractals and skating patterns using basic coding skills.
- and students may also choose the Angry Birds coding activity if they
would like. Students will use BeeBots to program paths reviewing counting
coins.

Week 2 - Students will use the iPad app Hopscotch
<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hopscotch-programming-designed/id617098629?mt=8>
and the website Lightbot <http://lightbot.com/> to complete coding
challenges.

Third Grade (Age 8-9)

Week 1 - Students will use the Code.org activity with Anna and Elsa from
Frozen to make ice fractals and skating patterns using basic coding skills.
- and students may also choose the Angry Birds coding activity if they
would like. Students will use BeeBots to program paths reviewing continents
and oceans.

Week 2 - Students will use the iPad app Kodable
<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/kodable/id577673067?mt=8> and the website
Lightbot <http://lightbot.com/> to complete coding challenges.

Fourth Grade (Age 9-10) - Fifth Grade (Age 10-11)

Week 1 - Students will use the Code.org activity with Anna and Elsa from
Frozen to make ice fractals and skating patterns using basic coding skills.
- and students may also choose the Angry Birds coding activity if they
would like.

Week 2 - Students will use the iPad app Scratch Jr.
<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scratchjr/id895485086?mt=8>  to develop a
programmable holiday card.

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2014 Speak Up Survey

Closes on December 19th!

Speak Up is a significant nationwide educational research initiative that
focuses on advocating for students’ 21st Century education and learning
with technology needs (including mobile learning) by providing students and
parents a voice through the annual Speak Up survey.  The research findings
are summarized in an annual report, and are even presented in a U.S.
Congressional Briefing each year (see
http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/speakup_congress.html for the 2013 report).

Schools and districts that participate receive a free report of aggregated
survey results specific to their location.  Reports are available in
February 2015.

The 2014 Speak Up Survey is closing on December 19th.  To access the survey
or to register as the primary contact for your school, go to:
http://www.speakup4schools.org/speakup2014/

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Webinars for December

MLN monthly webinars are scheduled for the third Thursday 7-8pm EDT; format
includes 7-7:30 pm EST presentation followed by lively interactive
Tweetchat 7:30-8 pm EDT  The webinar link is http://bit.ly/istemln_webinars
 Sign in with your name as a guest. No account or password is needed.
TweetChats
are from 7:30-8:00 pm Eastern.  Follow @ISTE_MLN for questions and use the
hashtag #ISTEMLN to participate in the discussion.

Collaborative Hangout with ISTE PLNs

Hour of Code Preview - Google Hangout - December 3, 2014 at 7 PM EST

Laura Briggs, ISTE MLN President, Merry Willis, ISTE MLN Innovations
Chairperson, Kae Novak, ISTE Games and Simulations President, Tanya
Smedley, Games and Simulations PLN

December 3, 2014 7 PM EST

Join us in a Google Hangout for sharing fun, coding activities that you can
use with your students as you plan for the Hour of Code and beyond!  Apps,
Games, and Strategies will be shared for helping learners of all ages learn
to code. Hangout URL: https://www.youtube.com/user/gamesmooc

Special Webinar scheduled Celebrating Computer Science Education Week!

**Hour of Code - Coding Shoutout Webinar**

December 9, 2014 7 PM EST

Susan Wells, ISTE MLN PD Chair

Susan Wells is an educator, innovator and pioneer in the field of mobile
learning. For 29 years, she has served as a Principal, Administrator,
Teacher, Technology Coordinator, Public Speaker and Educational
Consultant.  She serves as an Advisory Board Member for Shodor, the
National Resource for Computational Science Education and LitWorld, an
International Non-Profit Advocating for and Working Towards Global
Literacy.  She has just completed her term as ISTE Mobile Learning Network
President, now acting as ISTE MLN Past-President and Professional
Development Chair.  Susan is the founder of Camp TechTerra
http://camptechterra.com a unique learning experience combining mobile
technologies, coding, robotics, MakersEd, science and the great outdoors.

In this session you will learn about kid-favorite and easy to use coding
programs.  You’ll also have the chance to come to the Adobe “open-mic” and
share your own favorites.

Cloud Computing

December 18, 2014 7 PM EST

Dr. Helen Crompton

Helen Crompton (PhD) is an Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology
at Old Dominion University, Virginia. Professor Crompton is a keen educator
and researcher in the field of instructional technology. She gained her PhD
in educational technology and mathematics education from the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research is focused on mobile learning
and the effective integration of technology into K-12 education.  Professor
Crompton is also a faculty member for the International Society for
Technology in Education (ISTE), teaching the ISTE Standards academy,
consulting, and recently designing ISTE’s self–paced Mobile Learning
Academy, and Verizon’s Mobile Learning Academy. She has worked with
district leaders, principals, technology coaches, teachers, and parents
across the U.S. and the UK.

In this session you will get to learn about how to use Dropbox and other
ways to share your documents across your computers and mobile devices.

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ISTE2015 Conference Website - Registration is Open
<http://isteconference.org/>

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[image: twitter-birdflip.png]Monthly #ISTEMLN TweetChats Continue

Following our monthly webinar sessions will be a TweetChat on a similar
topic. Below is a list of each month’s topic. TweetChats are from 7:30-8:00
pm Eastern. Follow @ISTE_MLN for questions and use #ISTEMLN to participate
in the discussion. All are welcome.

December 18, 2014: Dr. Helen Crompton- Cloud Computing

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Top 10 Coding Apps, Part II: Gifts of STEM

by Susan Wells, MLN PD Chair

My STEM gift-giving guide continues.  Part II focuses on coding for kids.
Why focus on coding?  Because everything that runs around us has computer
programming, or code, making it function and run.  Learning to code allows
learners to stop consuming and begin creating.  And there’s another really
important reason to learn, coding is fun!  So take a look at my top coding
app choices and grab a handful to include in your gifting this season.  As
you and your kids get started, head to Code.org http://code.org and sign
the petition if you agree – “Every student in every school should have the
opportunity to learn computer science”.  And then start learning with your
first Hour of Code http://hourofcode.com/us during Computer Science
Education Week December 8-14, 2014!

1.

Lightbot and Lightbot Jr

Platform: iOS, Android, http://lightbot.com

Cost: Free to $2.99

Kids drag and drop basic commands including move, hop, light, and turn,
into strings of instructions all led by a very cute programmable robot.
This is a perfect starting place, begins with easy to attain success.  As
your child learns more the program gets more challenging.

2.

Tynker

Platform: iOS, Android, http://www.tynker.com/why-tynker

Cost: Free-$5.99

Tynker is one of my campers favorite coding apps.  It provides games to
teach programming.  Kids engage with interactive learning modules,
mini-games, coding projects and puzzles.

3.

Scratch Jr.

Platform: iOS, http://scratch.mit.edu

Cost: Free

Designed by MIT students and staff in 2003, Scratch was one of the first
programming languages created specifically for young people. Scratch uses a
visual programming language made up of bricks to drag to the workspace and
animate sprites. Various types of bricks trigger loops, create variables,
initiate interactivity, play sounds, and more.

4.

Hopscotch

Platform: iOS, http://www.gethopscotch.com

Cost: Free

Kids make games, animations, stories, and other interactive programs by
dragging and dropping colorful blocks of code. Use shaking, tilting, or
even shouting at the iPad to control characters.

5.

Daisy the Dinosaur

Platform: iOS

Cost: Free

Daisy the Dinosaur is written by the makers of Hopscotch.   This game is
written for the youngest coders. There is a dinosaur to move and basic
functions to use.

6.

Cargo-Bot

Platform: iOS, Android, http://twolivesleft.com/CargoBot/

Cost: Free

Cargo-Bot teaches coding skills.  The objective is to move colored crates
from one place to another by programming a claw crane to move left or
right, drop or pick up.  Elementary students will learn the logical
thinking required to eventually do text-based programming.

7.

Kodable

Platform: iOS, https://www.kodable.com

Cost: Free-$6.99

The free version includes the first level, Smeeborg, which introduces kids
to the steps of programming, including if/then statements and loops.
Additional levels include- Function Junction, which introduces functions,
Bugs Below, to debug code; and Fuzzy Fun, playing with colors and letters.

8.

Bee-Bot and Bee-Bot Pyramid

Platform: iOS, http://www.bee-bot.us

Cost: Free-$0.99

Kids use a bee to move through easy puzzles with directional language,
forwards, backwards commands and turns.  This app can be a companion to the
Bee Bot, programmable floor robot.

9.

Cato's Hike: A Programming and Logic Odyssey

Platform: iOS

Cost: $4.99

Takes kids on a story-based adventure through mazes to collect hearts and
stars and find friends, using the logic of computer programming to guide
their character.

10.

Move the Turtle.  Programming for Kids

Platform: iOS, http://movetheturtle.com

Cost: $2.99

A friendly Turtle introduce kids to step-by-step basic concepts of
programming in a fun graphic environment.

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MLN Chairs’ Chat

>From Dr. Gary Bender, Mobile Resources Committee Chairperson

The Mobile Resources Committee would like to welcome the assistance of Tim
Pelton!  Thanks and welcome, Tim.  If you are looking to be involved with
ANY of the MLN committees, we would love to have your assistance. Remember
you can add mobile resources via our google form submission --
http://bit.ly/1r7x8pb or you can email me the info … gabender at alaska.edu.
Looking into my crystall ball, there appears to be a very interesting
lesson creation app (Ogment -- http://getogment.com/home1.html ) expected
to be released in January.

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Mobile Learning Network Resources and Social Networks

ISTE Mobile Learning Network Pinterest Resources <http://bit.ly/145GqoS> -
Resources for mobile learning, iPad and Android apps, BYOD program links
and more.

ISTE Mobile Learning Network on LinkedIn <http://linkd.in/14RXFHi> - Join
the discussions and network with the Mobile Learning PLN!

ISTE Mobile Learning Network Google+ Community <http://bit.ly/162GKbx> -
Join us for Hangouts and sharing resources!

ISTE Mobile Learning Network Facebook Page <http://bit.ly/mlnfacebookpage>
- Like our page to keep up with latest happenings and resources.

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