A comic, a meme, and teaching coding – A Top 3 of the Week
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https://eduk8.me/2021/01/i-named-my-car-eduk8meme/
https://eduk8.me/2021/01/should-kids-be-taught-coding/
Hour of Code is one of those burgeoning ideas that is getting a lot of up take in schools. Proponents love it as an easy way to introduce the coding and computer science to students with little or no background needed from either the teacher or the student. Critics argue that it’s not enough and…
The Google Keep extension for Google Chrome provides one click saving for websites, links, and text. Once installed, the Google Keep Chrome Extension adds a Google Keep icon to your tool bar, . It’s dark when it hasn’t been used, but when you visit a web page that you have already saved, it turns yellow: . To use the extension, visit…
Google Cast for Education is meant to be used as a replacement for Chromecasts devices, but it can be a little confusing on how to use Google Cast for Education in your classroom. What is a Chromecast? A Chromecast is a small, handheld device that plugs directly into your TV’s or projector’s HDMI port. It…
Speak is an extension for Chrome that performs text to speech. You may already know about Speak-It, but it has two issues that may not work for you in your district. One is the fact that is free for non-commercial use only. Does a school district satisfy that requirement? I don’t know. The second is…
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