links for 2011-01-18

• learnscratch.org – Home
  This site is dedicated to the students and teachers who want to learn Scratch.
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  To download all the video-tutorials and materials in this website, please submit your name and the mailing address of your school or institution through the 'Contact Us' link. You will receive a username and password that will allow you to login and download these materials. You will also find instructions on how to use these resources.
  (tags: scratch tutorials programming technology learnscratch lessons home education icsxx)
• SCRATCH Programming – Christopher's CFAHS Assignments
  All of the software on your computer, from the games to the word processor and even the software to boot up the computer in the first place was created by a programmer, or most likely a team of programmers. 
  (tags: programming scratch icsxx)
• Scratch assignments | Hélène Martin
  I’ve created a number of structured Scratch assignment writeups including one for the little tree program pictured below.  Since I haven’t really found any such resources (links appreciated!), I figured I’d share: Scratch assignments
  (tags: scratch assignments programming icsxx)
• Miss Blomeyer’s Website
  Exploring Computer Science Assignments with Scratch
  (tags: programming scratch icsxx)
• snap.vu – free qr code generator, short url and tracking service for smart mobile/cell phone marketing campaigns
  Snap.vu is a free QR code generator, short URL and tracking service for marketing/promotional campaigns and personal use.
  (tags: qrcode qr generator qrcodes QR_codes tracking qr_code code)
• iApps for the Educator
  Mathstronaut is from Australian developer App-titude, who also created the 1,2,3 Sheep application, of which I had the pleasure reviewing here. One thing about the App-titude applications is that they move fast, are entertaining, engaging and above all, educational. 
  (tags: iPad iapps apps edtech educator education)
• bit.ly bundles
  bit.ly bundles are collections of links you can add, remove and rearrange. Bundles can be easily shared with a bit.ly short link on your favorite sites like twitter and facebook.
  (tags: bit.ly bundle links)
• 10 ideas to use social media for professional development | 24 Tips
  If you haven’t already experienced the power of social media to connect with like-minded people and find out more about what is happening worldwide in the learning industry and L
  (tags: social ideas media professionaldevelopment professional development 10)
• MyTweetMag
  Create News-Streams
  With Your Twitter-Links

  Invite co-editors,
  Share your links,
  Stream on your homepage.

  (tags: twitter web2.0 mytweetmag tools magazine)
• Silk
  Silk was created by Yuri Vishnevsky as an experiment in generative art.
  (tags: javascript silk HTML5 cool inspiration canvas)
• googletools – home
  Wiki devotes to Google Tools in the Classroom – Calendar, Images, Reader, Docs, Maps, Search, Blogger, Earth, Picassa, Sketchup
  (tags: google resources googletools tools education googleapps web2.0 edtech)
• Facebook retracts address and phone number API | Technology | guardian.co.uk
  Facebook has disabled the API that shares users' mobile phone and address details with developers in response to a wave of what it is calling 'feedback', and what I'd call justified concern.
  (tags: facebook technology retracts address)