Beens' Blog

Just a reminder to everyone that today is  Scratch Day , to help promote Computer Science to all students. (this is NOT just for CS classes!) For each of my classes today (not just ICS) I have a simple plan: Give the students a quick demo of how to drag, drop, and place the various actions and run their program in Scratch Give the students a quick overview of the short tutorials available at  http://learnscratch.org/video-courses/scratch-1   Let them experiment for ~15 minutes. Have a quick show and tell of some of the more advanced programs. Show them where they can access the online featured projects at  http://scratch.mit.edu/channel/featured . Let them experiment for the remainder of the period, and save and submit their best work. One last quick show and tell. It should be fun! You can download  Scratch  from here:  http://info.scratch.mit.edu/Scratch_1.4_Download   For those that have restrictions about installing software in their labs, Scratch will run p

Codea – iPad tags: Cedea video intro ICS ICSxx App Shopper: Codea (Productivity) For anyone interested in creating apps for iPads, Codea is on sale this weekend for $4.99 http://t.co/5L6hlEmV tags: via:packrati.us Blogging platform Posterous to shut down on April 30th | The Verge Blogging platform Posterous to shut down on April 30th http://t.co/exv8Rurc (not surprising) tags: via:packrati.us Could living near wind turbines cause stress? Ottawa plans to find out - The Globe and Mail Could living near wind turbines cause stress? http://t.co/TsyGF44a (definitely requires further research, IMO) tags: via:packrati.us Adobe releases source code for 1990 version of Photoshop | Internet & Media - CNET News Adobe releases source code for 1990 version of Photoshop http://t

OTF Curriculum Forum 2013 - YouTube Check out our #OTFCF13 photo slideshow here: http://t.co/UgfHW5PP tags: via:packrati.us OTFCF13 OTF Curriculum Forum 2013 Video Slideshow - YouTube tags: OTFCF13 video slideshow photos pbeens Use These Special Siri Commands When Dictating Text On iPhone Or iPad [iOS Tips] | Cult of Mac Use These Special Siri Commands When Dictating Text On iPhone Or iPad http://t.co/3TTr1XXj tags: via:packrati.us iOS 6.1 Leads to Battery Life Drain, Overheating for iPhone Users Some iPhone users are seeing battery drain and overheat issues after upgrading to iOS 6.1 http://t.co/FIPfUGXZ tags: via:packrati.us Hack Education Weekly News: Coursera Course Cancellations and Credit Recommendations Coursera Course Cancellations and Credit Rec

GenuTax - Multiyear Tax Software for Canadians Just giving a shout-out for GenuTax -- tax software you only pay for once. I've been using it for over 10 yrs. http://t.co/pINN0mn1 tags: via:packrati.us They “Get It” « doug – off the record tags: Daybook Feature dougpete homework Hallway education http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/nr/12.08/oecta2012eng.pdf tags: OECTA MoU Memorandum of Understanding Bill 115 education Ontario PDF TitleCase Only some of you will appreciate why I'm excited to find this website.... TitleCase http://t.co/ToVXsnA2 tags: via:packrati.us TitleCase case converter writing title utility Chromium Wheel S