Tumblr (3.0; @techlearners)http://techlearners.tumblr.com/<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg2gapNZVw1qztp5t.jpg"/></p> <p>In class, we have been discussing the balance between consuming and producing. Consider whether, while using your laptop, you are spending more time looking at things (pictures, videos, text, etc.) or creating and sharing content/information of your own. Are you watching interesting videos, or <em>making </em>interesting videos. Are you spending more time playing games, or <em>making</em> games?</p> <p>An 8th grader in Utah <a href="http://articles.cnn.com/2011-01-21/tech/bubble.ball.app_1_app-inventor-apple-app-store-app-development?_s=PM:TECH">created an iPhone app</a> that happened to become the most popular free download from iTunes. It&#8217;s a game called &#8220;Bubble Ball.&#8221; You have used <a href="http://scratch.mit.edu">Scratch</a> to build a project; this 8th grader used <a href="http://www.anscamobile.com/corona/">Corona</a> to build Bubble Ball (pictured above). Corona is a bit more complex than Scratch (it does not have drag and drop building blocks/scripts) but <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMZ7R92glQ4&amp;feature=player_embedded#">watching</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEMGcy-mizM&amp;feature=related">these</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W671W0QwgdQ&amp;feature=related">videos</a> might encourage you to try it out.</p> <p>Speaking of <em>making </em>your own stuff, check out these recent projects by <a href="http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/canick33/1573831">NH</a> and <a href="http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/shewolf395/1575696">SS</a>! </p>http://techlearners.tumblr.com/post/3094937118http://techlearners.tumblr.com/post/3094937118Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:07:27 -0500<a href="http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/tcstechnology/1456951">Bananas in Pajamas</a>: <p>The fifth graders’ first go at a collaborative Scratch project!</p>http://techlearners.tumblr.com/post/2083884902http://techlearners.tumblr.com/post/2083884902Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:34:17 -0500<a href="http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/tcstechnology/1456969">Muffinis Talkinus</a>: <p>The sixth graders’ first go at a collaborative Scratch project!</p>http://techlearners.tumblr.com/post/2083876260http://techlearners.tumblr.com/post/2083876260Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:32:58 -0500<a href="http://scratch.mit.edu/">Have an itch?</a>: <p>“Create and share your own interactive stories, games, music, and art.”</p>http://techlearners.tumblr.com/post/1603314892http://techlearners.tumblr.com/post/1603314892Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:24:37 -0500<a href="http://www.brighthub.com/internet/google/articles/69202.aspx">Get your GoogleCal on</a>: <p>Learn some cool tricks for Google Calendar!</p>http://techlearners.tumblr.com/post/1473328187http://techlearners.tumblr.com/post/1473328187Wed, 03 Nov 2010 17:30:45 -0400<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/10/22/south.korea.robot.teachers/index.html">What if your teacher runs out of batteries? </a>http://techlearners.tumblr.com/post/1374347842http://techlearners.tumblr.com/post/1374347842Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:09:32 -0400<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XyjY8ZLzZrw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Question of the day: In the technology world, what is “the cloud?”</p>http://techlearners.tumblr.com/post/1313984547http://techlearners.tumblr.com/post/1313984547Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:20:50 -0400<a href="http://www.delicious.com/">I tried eating this website</a>: <p>Bookmark sites and share them with others. Access your bookmarks from any computer that can connect to the Internet.</p>http://techlearners.tumblr.com/post/1216402591http://techlearners.tumblr.com/post/1216402591Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:32:00 -0400bookmarkingsocial