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As I started a go-to list of the best educational iPad apps for kids, the list got so long, I split up my posts into categories. So, today we’ll start with my favorite iPad apps for literacy — reading and writing for toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary-age kids.

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Google first teased us with a demo video of its map-based Cube game way back in January. But instead of having it ready to kill time during the cold winter months back in February, the game has only just been released this week. Finally.

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Ready for a challenge? How much do you know about gamification? Find out by answering the questions below, which are based on Karl Kapp’s new book, The Gamification of Learning and Instruction.

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When we think of introducing web-based tools into our classrooms, as teachers we often obsess over the technical side of things. We worry about setting everything up, about dealing with passwords, about computers crashing and our students not doing what they are supposed to do.

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An Interactive Story

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Over the next 5 weeks, participants will be working together and sharing ideas about using games in language teaching.

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Microsoft and game developers zeptolab and Pixel Lab unveiled a browser-based version of the cult (and cute) mobile game ‘Cut The Rope’ during this weeks CES event in Las Vegas.

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Google Chrome has a built in wav file player built in and you can leverage that power to play your voicemails right from your browser!

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Collection of games that focus on particular skills. Lots of good stuff here.

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Mitch Resnick is on the conference committee for the 2012 Digital Media and Learning Conference, "Beyond Educational Technology: Learning Innovations in a Connected World." As Professor of Learning Research at the MIT Media Lab, he develops new technologies and activities to engage people (especially children) in creative learning experiences

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Finale NotePad is your introduction to the world of music notation software! Find out how fun and easy it is to transform musical ideas into beautifully printed music by downloading NotePad 2011 today.

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Terrific collection of infographics

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Exciting way to incorporate wiki use.

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Sometimes, the teachers of young learners get a bad reputation for playing all day in their classes. Let me tell you a secret. Any great teacher of young learners is definitely playing a lot in and out of the classroom! Play is an important part of development.

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Play social games, make friends and create your own mini-games!

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Are you looking for more variety from your radio stations? Today we’ll take a look at how to easily stream thousands of radio stations to your desktop with VLC media player.

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Play and learn - many subject areas

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Exploratory play is about asking questions: “What happens when I do this?” “What if I did it this way?” Experimenting with materials and pushing their limits encourages us to consider a wide range of possibilities when problem-solving. Playing around with objects and ideas helps us see that there may be more than one solution.

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Reader Carolyn recently asked, “How can an achievement-motivated workaholic learn to back off, relax, de-stress, and feel good about doing it? I am too driven!”

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Learning experiences that promote positive family interactions

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