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For today's Tech Tuesday post I wanted to share Ozobot, a series of gumball sized robots that can be programmed from a smartphone, tablet or computer. This is another, fairly, inexpensive way to get into coding and robotics with your students.

Ozobot | Smart toy robots Ozobots are small, smart toy robots that empower gamers and learners to code, play, create and connect the physical and digital worlds.

If you are looking for another coding environment for kids you might want to try out Kodu. This is a Windows based app and you can use it to create games for the XBox gaming system. Kodu is free to download and use, which makes it very accessible from a cost perspective.

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ISTE is putting on another great free webinar tomorrow. This one is titled "Bright Ideas for E-Learning Design". It starts at 7:00 PM EST so you can even get comfy in your PJ's before you join. :)

Bright Ideas for E-Learning Design This webinar is part of the Spring 2017 ISTE Professional Learning Series. It will air on March 22, 2017 at 4 Pacific, 7 Eastern. As teachers develop more online content for students, a new educator skill set becomes necessary. The same rules for good face-to-face teaching do not always easily trans...

For today's Friday Freebee I wanted to let folks know about a free webinar on coding with kids that is going on tomorrow. It is being hosted by ISTE and is scheduled to run from 10:00-10:30 AM EST.

login Clicking the button below will send an email message to and will include a link that you can use to verify your email address with ISTE.

For today's Tech Tuesday I wanted to share easel.ly, which is an infographic creation tool. You can design your creation using one of their many templates or start with a blank template of your own. It utilizes a drag and drop interface that makes it easy to arrange text, images and other objects as needed.

easel.ly | create and share visual ideas online Easel.ly is a simple web tool that empowers anyone to create and share powerful visuals (infographics, posters)... no design experience needed! We provide the canvas, you provide the creativity.