CodeSpark<\/span><\/strong> is a child friendly way to learn key programming concepts and use them to code their own projects in the Game Maker.<\/p>\n Epic!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Epic<\/b>!<\/span> is a digital library for the classroom.\u00a0Epic<\/b>!<\/span> can motivate young readers with badges and rewards. Also remember, you can access digital and audio books via Renfrewshire Library Online for FREE<\/strong> <\/span>using your library card!<\/p>\n Prodigy<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0With Scratch<\/span><\/strong> and ScratchJr<\/strong><\/span>, pupils learn important new skills as they program their own interactive stories and games.<\/p>\n By snapping together graphical programming blocks, children can make characters move, jump, dance, and sing. In the process, children learn to solve problems, design projects, and express themselves creatively on the computer. They also use math and language in a meaningful and motivating context, supporting the development of numeracy and literacy.<\/p>\n StopMotion<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n StopMotion<\/span><\/strong> allows pupils to create\u00a0 movies like Wallace and Gromit or those groovy Lego shorts on YouTube. Using any object they can create a simple story line.<\/p>\n Sumdog<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Sumdog<\/b><\/span>\u00a0is a way for pupils to practice math skills while playing fun, math-related games against friends, classmates, or students from around the world. Games are individualized for each pupil’s ability level, so users can play against opponents who have the same skills.<\/p>\n Libby<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Libby<\/b><\/span>\u00a0is a free app\u00a0where you can borrow ebooks and digital audiobooks from your public library. You can stream books with Wi-Fi or mobile data, or download them for offline use and read anytime, anywhere. Just use your Renfrewshire Library membership details!<\/p>\n Book Creator<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Book Creator<\/b><\/span>\u00a0is one of the few apps that allows for text, images, audio and video to be added to a page, all from one simple menu. Just press +\u00a0 and you can add shapes, comic templates, stickers and emojis to your very own book.<\/p>\n Google Arts and Culture<\/strong><\/span> allows virtual class trips and museum visits. It has over 1,200 virtual tours famous museums and galleries. Pupils can look and read as well as curate their own lists of favourite artworks to share.<\/p>\n Duolingo<\/span><\/strong> isn\u2019t just a fun and popular way to learn languages that our pupils already learn at school. It covers more than 30, including Arabic, Hindi, Hebrew and Welsh. It\u2019s well designed, rewarding short daily sessions of practice. It\u2019s free, but in-app purchases remove ads and unlock some extra features.<\/p>\n Swift<\/strong> <\/span>is Apple\u2019s own programming language, and Swift Playgrounds<\/span> <\/strong>is its app for teaching people how to use it. It\u2019s for adults as well as children, but it\u2019s certainly accessible for the latter, with its lessons presented as coding puzzles that will give people the skills needed to start making their own apps and games. It\u2019s only available on the iPad. If there is any budding parent and pupil programmers in our St James’ Community<\/strong>\u00a0– let us know!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Other Apps we use are:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Google Classroom and the G suite <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Education City<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n IDL<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Topmarks<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Kiddle<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Oxford Owl <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Kahoot<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Word Cloud<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Marty the Robot App<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n iMovie <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Mathsbot <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Nrich<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Storyboard That<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Pixton<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Over the last couple of decades, education has undergone a huge transformation. With the arrival of apps, learning has become easily accessible, which makes it much more interesting for pupils of all ages.\u00a0 He are some educational apps which pupils use in school and can be used at home via downloads from the Apple App … Continue reading ICT and Technology<\/span> ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/public\/stjames\/uploads\/sites\/2287\/2020\/03\/18124313\/code-spark.png\")
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