08-16-2018, 03:12 PM
Here’s what’s new in education apps
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/heres-whats-new-in-education-apps.png" width="363" height="131" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>With the new school year fast approaching for the Western Hemisphere, we thought it would be useful to look at some of the most recently released apps on the <strong><a href="https://educationstore.microsoft.com/en-us/store">Microsoft Store for Education</a></strong>. These apps work seamlessly within the Microsoft Education ecosystem to enable us all to empower every student to achieve more.</p>
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<td><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9N3Z06XXHK5Z"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-5325" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/heres-whats-new-in-education-apps.png" alt="" width="250" height="90" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Cashtivity</strong> is passionately focused on preparing students for success, in college, career and beyond. It’s this focus that drives them every day. They recently released <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9N3Z06XXHK5Z"><strong>Mindsets Learning</strong></a> – a digital library of inquiry based, real-world lessons for K12 math, science and STEM.</p>
<p>Students collaborate, predict, analyze and apply their math skills to solve a real-world challenge using design thinking and an entrepreneurial mindset. Educators are able to mentor & monitor students using real time data and facilitation tools provided in the app.</p>
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<td><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NM6HSV5WFGP"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-5323" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/heres-whats-new-in-education-apps-1.png" alt="" width="250" height="250" /></a></td>
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<p>Music lessons will never be the same again with <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NM6HSV5WFGP"><strong>Flute Master </strong></a>from<strong> Classplash,</strong> a company founded by an educator with a passion for creating sustainable digital content for music education.</p>
<p>With Flute Master, students will learn how to play the soprano recorder! It’s easy and a lot of fun! They play a real recorder, and the sound will be recognized through the microphone. Flute Master presents an immersive story, lovely animations and includes 30 original music tracks that gradually teach each note on the recorder.</p>
<p>Besides learning how to play a real instrument, they will improve their music, fine motor skills and make progression in sight-reading by using the sheet music play-along for each track.</p>
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<td><a href="https://educationstore.microsoft.com/en-us/store/details/rhythmic-village---learn-music/9PLBJ3PRTB56"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-5326" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/heres-whats-new-in-education-apps-2.png" alt="" width="250" height="163" /></a></td>
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<p>In <a href="https://educationstore.microsoft.com/en-us/store/details/rhythmic-village---learn-music/9PLBJ3PRTB56"><strong>Rhythmic Village</strong></a> you’ll discover the crazy and happy music notes named “Rhythmiacs.”</p>
<p>In this adventure you’ll learn the basics of sheet music reading, play percussion instruments and improve your sense of rhythm. Use your device and start right away in the app.</p>
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<td><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NPKPC2B2M90"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-5324" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/heres-whats-new-in-education-apps-3.png" alt="" width="250" height="89" /></a></td>
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<p><strong>Shape robotics</strong> journey started in 2011 just outside of Copenhagen, at the Technical University of Denmark.</p>
<p>Moises Pacheco and David Johan Christensen, an Associate Professor and Robot Researcher respectively, shared the same vision: to develop a robot system that was extremely easy-to-use, even for younger school pupils. This resulted in the launch of the <strong>Fable Robotics</strong> System, a modular robot that allows you to build advanced custom robots in seconds.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NPKPC2B2M90"><strong>Fable Blockly </strong></a>is the official programming Windows 10 app that enables Fable to become a walking Fable, a social Fable, Fable as a snake, and even an industrial Fable who can perform tasks such as sort colors.</p>
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<td><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9P518L9JH294"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-5327" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/heres-whats-new-in-education-apps-4.png" alt="" width="250" height="250" /></a></td>
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<p>Many teachers teach using text ,but 65 percent of students learn by visuals. <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9P518L9JH294"><strong>Squigl</strong></a> solves this problem.</p>
<p>Squigl is software that utilizes AI to allow teachers and students the ability to transform their text into animated visual presentations in minutes. A user inputs text into Squigl, and with a couple of clicks, an animated video is produced.</p>
<p>Squigl allows anyone to make animated videos in minutes with ease. A student enters text into Squigl or through Word, and within a couple of clicks an animated video is produced. Squigl generates a full package that includes an MP4, sound file, a specially formatted PDF document, and the digital assets used in the project for consumption in other systems.</p>
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<td><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NVHGXM3601T"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-5328" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/heres-whats-new-in-education-apps-5.png" alt="" width="250" height="250" /></a></td>
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<p><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NVHGXM3601T"><strong>Vidigami</strong></a> is a collaborative, private and secure media management platform designed exclusively for schools. It is a cloud-based, members-only application available on web and mobile that allows staff, faculty, families, and students to crowdsource authentic school memories.</p>
<p>Photos and videos of everything from sporting events and field trips to class projects and artwork can be easily captured, centralized in on place, intelligently organized, and finally, privately shared with other members of the community, so they can be easily archived and transformed into incredible content for engagement, education and more.</p>
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<p><em>To learn more about these solutions and thousands of other apps that could support you, please visit the <strong><a href="https://educationstore.microsoft.com/en-us/store">Microsoft Store for Education</a></strong>.</em></p>
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<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/heres-whats-new-in-education-apps.png" width="363" height="131" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>With the new school year fast approaching for the Western Hemisphere, we thought it would be useful to look at some of the most recently released apps on the <strong><a href="https://educationstore.microsoft.com/en-us/store">Microsoft Store for Education</a></strong>. These apps work seamlessly within the Microsoft Education ecosystem to enable us all to empower every student to achieve more.</p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<table border="0" cellspacing="15" cellpadding="10">
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<td><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9N3Z06XXHK5Z"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-5325" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/heres-whats-new-in-education-apps.png" alt="" width="250" height="90" /></a></td>
<td><strong>Cashtivity</strong> is passionately focused on preparing students for success, in college, career and beyond. It’s this focus that drives them every day. They recently released <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9N3Z06XXHK5Z"><strong>Mindsets Learning</strong></a> – a digital library of inquiry based, real-world lessons for K12 math, science and STEM.</p>
<p>Students collaborate, predict, analyze and apply their math skills to solve a real-world challenge using design thinking and an entrepreneurial mindset. Educators are able to mentor & monitor students using real time data and facilitation tools provided in the app.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NM6HSV5WFGP"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-5323" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/heres-whats-new-in-education-apps-1.png" alt="" width="250" height="250" /></a></td>
<td> </p>
<p>Music lessons will never be the same again with <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NM6HSV5WFGP"><strong>Flute Master </strong></a>from<strong> Classplash,</strong> a company founded by an educator with a passion for creating sustainable digital content for music education.</p>
<p>With Flute Master, students will learn how to play the soprano recorder! It’s easy and a lot of fun! They play a real recorder, and the sound will be recognized through the microphone. Flute Master presents an immersive story, lovely animations and includes 30 original music tracks that gradually teach each note on the recorder.</p>
<p>Besides learning how to play a real instrument, they will improve their music, fine motor skills and make progression in sight-reading by using the sheet music play-along for each track.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://educationstore.microsoft.com/en-us/store/details/rhythmic-village---learn-music/9PLBJ3PRTB56"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-5326" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/heres-whats-new-in-education-apps-2.png" alt="" width="250" height="163" /></a></td>
<td> </p>
<p>In <a href="https://educationstore.microsoft.com/en-us/store/details/rhythmic-village---learn-music/9PLBJ3PRTB56"><strong>Rhythmic Village</strong></a> you’ll discover the crazy and happy music notes named “Rhythmiacs.”</p>
<p>In this adventure you’ll learn the basics of sheet music reading, play percussion instruments and improve your sense of rhythm. Use your device and start right away in the app.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NPKPC2B2M90"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-5324" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/heres-whats-new-in-education-apps-3.png" alt="" width="250" height="89" /></a></td>
<td> </p>
<p><strong>Shape robotics</strong> journey started in 2011 just outside of Copenhagen, at the Technical University of Denmark.</p>
<p>Moises Pacheco and David Johan Christensen, an Associate Professor and Robot Researcher respectively, shared the same vision: to develop a robot system that was extremely easy-to-use, even for younger school pupils. This resulted in the launch of the <strong>Fable Robotics</strong> System, a modular robot that allows you to build advanced custom robots in seconds.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NPKPC2B2M90"><strong>Fable Blockly </strong></a>is the official programming Windows 10 app that enables Fable to become a walking Fable, a social Fable, Fable as a snake, and even an industrial Fable who can perform tasks such as sort colors.</p>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9P518L9JH294"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-5327" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/heres-whats-new-in-education-apps-4.png" alt="" width="250" height="250" /></a></td>
<td> </p>
<p>Many teachers teach using text ,but 65 percent of students learn by visuals. <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9P518L9JH294"><strong>Squigl</strong></a> solves this problem.</p>
<p>Squigl is software that utilizes AI to allow teachers and students the ability to transform their text into animated visual presentations in minutes. A user inputs text into Squigl, and with a couple of clicks, an animated video is produced.</p>
<p>Squigl allows anyone to make animated videos in minutes with ease. A student enters text into Squigl or through Word, and within a couple of clicks an animated video is produced. Squigl generates a full package that includes an MP4, sound file, a specially formatted PDF document, and the digital assets used in the project for consumption in other systems.</p>
</td>
</tr>
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<td><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NVHGXM3601T"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-5328" src="http://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/heres-whats-new-in-education-apps-5.png" alt="" width="250" height="250" /></a></td>
<td> </p>
<p><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NVHGXM3601T"><strong>Vidigami</strong></a> is a collaborative, private and secure media management platform designed exclusively for schools. It is a cloud-based, members-only application available on web and mobile that allows staff, faculty, families, and students to crowdsource authentic school memories.</p>
<p>Photos and videos of everything from sporting events and field trips to class projects and artwork can be easily captured, centralized in on place, intelligently organized, and finally, privately shared with other members of the community, so they can be easily archived and transformed into incredible content for engagement, education and more.</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><em>To learn more about these solutions and thousands of other apps that could support you, please visit the <strong><a href="https://educationstore.microsoft.com/en-us/store">Microsoft Store for Education</a></strong>.</em></p>
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