Educational Science

NMC Horizon Report Summary

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was re-reading the Horizon Report the other day when it occurred to me that it could be easily summarised. This has helped me consolidate the main elements of the article in my own mind. It is always interesting to reflect on where your school or region is at in this whole process. I hope this is helpful for you too. Please feel free to use and share.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQO4HQmZ4JbpOkDTj9yGYg4yGkQzMIuEDiqPGOHTv0ufX8hhyFoqQ4p9uTciTuYn2wqJzufmUAK1A3nWqBnXI1cLc7vYAIipeb0UIQy_gwmYcZqwZ-q4blPDsYoQxr-zytVSfQK7kOcQ/s1600/NMC+Horizon+Summary27.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQO4HQmZ4JbpOkDTj9yGYg4yGkQzMIuEDiqPGOHTv0ufX8hhyFoqQ4p9uTciTuYn2wqJzufmUAK1A3nWqBnXI1cLc7vYAIipeb0UIQy_gwmYcZqwZ-q4blPDsYoQxr-zytVSfQK7kOcQ/s1600/NMC+Horizon+Summary27.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/syd.catholic.edu.au/file/d/0B_wChzEzWlG0VDdaME90MHFibVU/edit">Horizon Report Summary Graphic</a></div><br />

NMC Horizon Report Summary

I was re-reading the Horizon Report the other day when it occurred to me that it could be easily summarised. This has helped me consolidate ...

2:34 AM

Can we do this better?

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">This is a picture of a biology class from Washington High School in Chicago. It was posted on twitter by one of the students in the class. I was able to talk with them via Skype in early April while we were on an island in Florida conducting research with our wild study populations of lizards.<br /><br />Our research group has been talking with classrooms live from the from the field via Skype for the last 4 years. These Skype sessions have given k-12 students a chance to see a side of science that they might not otherwise see and have been a great way for us to share our work with an audience outside of other scientists.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnUE_6hPodLm1brkeAE2OaDeqnxW9RMoTLcSz6sYrnbxD-cffwW-r4Mia_BUIDOQ5k_-VLVWQPA997hT6WYTjdVFA1moyXo3YD28dayQlm_ytwMo3TeZ7iFvFr_IufTJFPu2uujnsyYc7M/s1600/Skyping+Chicago.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnUE_6hPodLm1brkeAE2OaDeqnxW9RMoTLcSz6sYrnbxD-cffwW-r4Mia_BUIDOQ5k_-VLVWQPA997hT6WYTjdVFA1moyXo3YD28dayQlm_ytwMo3TeZ7iFvFr_IufTJFPu2uujnsyYc7M/s1600/Skyping+Chicago.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br />However, we think that this avenue of communication is just beginning to be seen as a go to option for teachers looking to connect their classroom to the wide world of science. We would like to know how to do this so it has the biggest learning impact for students. What can/should be done in classrooms prior to a chat with a scientist? How can we get students to develop the best possible questions during the conversation? What kind of follow up conversations with students can take place? How can teachers incorporate this tool into their most important curricular goals?<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Are you a teacher with opinions about how we can do this better? We would love to hear from you. </span></b></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>I am thrilled to be hosting a group of five teachers tomorrow at the Jefferson Scholars Foundation and the University of Virginia to discuss collaboration between teachers, scientists and k-12 students. This type of online communication will be among the topics that we discuss. The six of us will be together for a full day to think about how teachers and scientists can work together to have the greatest possible impact on students. I am looking forward to seeing what we can create together. I'll be sure to post highlights of our day in the coming week.<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>

Can we do this better?

This is a picture of a biology class from Washington High School in Chicago. It was posted on twitter by one of the students in the class. I...

12:34 PM

We are busy in the field.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><h3><span style="text-align: left;">We arrived here at our Florida research site on </span><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">Saturday and have been extremely busy to collect the data that will help us answer questions about evolution. We spend months thinking about exactly what data we will need to collect to answer our questions about evolution. Since our time in the field is limited, we work nearly round the clock when we are here to capture, measure and mark thousands of lizards from our study islands.</span></h3><h2><span style="font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-align: left;">We are excited for the chance to tell students about our work and share some photos and video of our work. Here is a look at what we have been up to so far.</span></h2><h2><br /></h2><h2><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPf-KOWAR2gEnj6AhLfihAR0pFWQJNBMekCbxN3l-InQ1q3JO9w6h5CwzFELHSjw102zA18fr2nrh6bXxHWVoQjPgTBS7FYmOq_V5IPuBKIRoQFnYgt-8dXeAce7DsqCCC2ejfQWujsaJ/s1600/P3311181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; font-size: 13.333333015441895px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidPf-KOWAR2gEnj6AhLfihAR0pFWQJNBMekCbxN3l-InQ1q3JO9w6h5CwzFELHSjw102zA18fr2nrh6bXxHWVoQjPgTBS7FYmOq_V5IPuBKIRoQFnYgt-8dXeAce7DsqCCC2ejfQWujsaJ/s1600/P3311181.JPG" width="320" /></a></h2>The morning commute is one of the perks of being a field biologist<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tnmY0DCsaCb_dqSdKF6H6qt2A-o4l4SwL3w2tPHcdQMIlcO_p4pvGw5Vlf9J2SMHLOiuWOnjv5geFB0Jp19tethp3PnvSkV08mbUw6eZSZ0Sb2sA4-33Dp1mOeGutB1pvwzibUfoBGQ7/s1600/P3311155.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3tnmY0DCsaCb_dqSdKF6H6qt2A-o4l4SwL3w2tPHcdQMIlcO_p4pvGw5Vlf9J2SMHLOiuWOnjv5geFB0Jp19tethp3PnvSkV08mbUw6eZSZ0Sb2sA4-33Dp1mOeGutB1pvwzibUfoBGQ7/s1600/P3311155.JPG" width="320" /></a><br /><br />The brown anole lizard is the model animal that we use to answer questions about evolution<br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWPM4Q9Z073Jde-Gt42t19ilxTWz0JX7Oc1qjoXQSD-fjCyudog00H-fcZroc8eMYkwVJ2HzuOcwzx6_nTXdSuOCaUs7wBRHoaCfkdN3HjrnvVVsBIwmVn-jrowqpiFZDMgW_vwJgsKYX/s1600/P3301061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRWPM4Q9Z073Jde-Gt42t19ilxTWz0JX7Oc1qjoXQSD-fjCyudog00H-fcZroc8eMYkwVJ2HzuOcwzx6_nTXdSuOCaUs7wBRHoaCfkdN3HjrnvVVsBIwmVn-jrowqpiFZDMgW_vwJgsKYX/s1600/P3301061.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13.333333015441895px;">Lizards aren't the only animals that can climb trees.<br /><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13.333333015441895px; text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9r-myRmhA3iCqyz7Hp_156gvn1RU_5UV7qwrqw2NOy3mJswWdKgX4hHLGgWkE5Wkr_kw1WnumqtzLJ2GFDII319gDZHJL7Ljqc-7rYfXkoc5w4wHk13asGmuZ9MZKIeFqQnO_7VTG1s5/s1600/P3311168.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9r-myRmhA3iCqyz7Hp_156gvn1RU_5UV7qwrqw2NOy3mJswWdKgX4hHLGgWkE5Wkr_kw1WnumqtzLJ2GFDII319gDZHJL7Ljqc-7rYfXkoc5w4wHk13asGmuZ9MZKIeFqQnO_7VTG1s5/s1600/P3311168.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>                                                                    I see you up there.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhJXBXmTLHyvaOBZsA1s8wXrpe32knU3frPMiK4gZw06es6HBFxSNs44XOFwDgmjq6V38k71YibLgIX4LUscj1qpaqxHTPfs4X2If-nF1VMEXhn8YKz80dxv4dUSYtmiJBQgH7GyqV7-D/s1600/P3311110.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHhJXBXmTLHyvaOBZsA1s8wXrpe32knU3frPMiK4gZw06es6HBFxSNs44XOFwDgmjq6V38k71YibLgIX4LUscj1qpaqxHTPfs4X2If-nF1VMEXhn8YKz80dxv4dUSYtmiJBQgH7GyqV7-D/s1600/P3311110.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Not a bad day of work. </div><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">We enjoy your questions so send them our way!</h3></div>

We are busy in the field.

We arrived here at our Florida research site on Saturday and have been extremely busy to collect the data that will help us answer question...

11:02 PM

Ever wonder how scientists learn about evolution with living animals? Follow us and we'll show you.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Evolution is not just a historical science. Through careful observation and clever experiments evolutionary biologists are able to learn a lot about how evolution works using animals that exist on our planet right now. That is exactly the kind of work that we do and we want to show it to you.</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhyphenhyphenOxIhqrz0bYIVZ4Z4pQKQwrwOkS96V744gjum110n2vdkLtuJ8S4lPZBMr9A0COCWsIevDu6b3206G1NUNjiIsvccmeZH-WhefuhHtSm-rAm_6RCnPyVMKWNxC0dhvr0k-B1XjqR6mm/s1600/Musi_Lizards_00008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhyphenhyphenOxIhqrz0bYIVZ4Z4pQKQwrwOkS96V744gjum110n2vdkLtuJ8S4lPZBMr9A0COCWsIevDu6b3206G1NUNjiIsvccmeZH-WhefuhHtSm-rAm_6RCnPyVMKWNxC0dhvr0k-B1XjqR6mm/s1600/Musi_Lizards_00008.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo by Vince Musi</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div>We use  small islands in Florida with populations of lizards as living laboratories to estimate the strength of natural selection as it occurs in each generation. We take careful measurements of thousands of lizards on the islands to estimate how physical traits, such as body, size influence a lizard's chances of surviving long enough to pass its genes to the next generation. We have been keeping tabs on natural selection in this way since we began working on The Lizard Project islands in 2011.<br /><br />Since we started this work we have always been excited to <a href="http://wideworldscience.blogspot.com/2012/03/announcing-national-geographic.html">talk about it with students</a>. When we are in the field, we post to this blog with photos and videos <a href="http://wideworldscience.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2012-04-06T18:28:00-07:00&max-results=7">to give students a window into the work of an evolutionary biologist.</a> In <a href="http://wideworldscience.blogspot.com/2012/03/if-you-want-to-learn-about-evolution.html">some posts we will talk science</a>, but sometimes we just want to show <a href="http://wideworldscience.blogspot.com/2012/03/lizard-project-day-3-eventful-day.html">you some of the cool animals, plants and places that we come across</a> while working on the islands.  We are heading out to the field again and from March 29th to April 5th you can follow our work each day right here on Wide World Science. We love to answer questions and will answer every student question that gets posted here or on Twitter @mr_reedy. We are also looking forward to having classrooms join us on the islands via Skype to have a look around the islands and talk science.<br /><br />We would love to have you follow us in the field. Talk to you soon!<br /><br />Aaron</div>

Ever wonder how scientists learn about evolution with living animals? Follow us and we'll show you.

Evolution is not just a historical science. Through careful observation and clever experiments evolutionary biologists are able to learn a l...

10:15 AM

Speech to Text Apps - Updates

Two years ago we published a <a href="http://appsineducation.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/speech-to-text-apps.html">Speech to Text Apps</a> blog post that has gone on to have over 70,000 hits. Obviously things have changed since then and it was about time that an update to the original blogpost was published. Here are a number of newer apps to add to the <a href="http://appsineducation.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/speech-to-text-apps.html">original list</a> we published in 2012.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfsFMe4V06zg6YshQzL4xtF73w373BehoujdS3oSiG-jbP8unCQHmg80nVLv9pny1TuIHVWkYi8TfThz9rYGoctLSDgavDUyQ_ATYBdR9R9pEB0H1SdYXcjFfZNSN2uLaYGVhHcEszmk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-16+at+5.32.04+pm.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfsFMe4V06zg6YshQzL4xtF73w373BehoujdS3oSiG-jbP8unCQHmg80nVLv9pny1TuIHVWkYi8TfThz9rYGoctLSDgavDUyQ_ATYBdR9R9pEB0H1SdYXcjFfZNSN2uLaYGVhHcEszmk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-16+at+5.32.04+pm.png" width="120" /></a><b>Voice Text Pro: FREE</b><br />Dictating has never been easier! Voice Texting Pro doesn't need to learn your voice, no training is required. It works straight out of the box. By default, it uses the language appropriate to the settings of your device. So if you are in Spain, it recognizes Spanish, etc. You can change the language in the settings page.<br /><br /><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/voice-texting-pro/id542300792?mt=8">https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/voice-texting-pro/id542300792?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQy1sj63C-PaMxl2VStDkDj8H5d5AL0rQTvxSEDipTbb0NhZ19JlXXmcCsgSpflHNDRSPWQK-TG4DfU8tYR3geO5KhgqzhFM6UMrn2COzVQGAGr-aMYVRkqSFVD_ild7sXhKsR4_LkZW4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-16+at+5.42.05+pm.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQy1sj63C-PaMxl2VStDkDj8H5d5AL0rQTvxSEDipTbb0NhZ19JlXXmcCsgSpflHNDRSPWQK-TG4DfU8tYR3geO5KhgqzhFM6UMrn2COzVQGAGr-aMYVRkqSFVD_ild7sXhKsR4_LkZW4/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-16+at+5.42.05+pm.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Voice Assistant: $2.99 AU</b><br />From short text messages to longer email messages, and anything in between just use Voice Assistant. Voice Assistant is an easy-to-use voice recognition application that allows you to easily speak and instantly see your text or email messages. In fact, it’s up to five (5) times faster than typing on the keyboard.<br /><br /><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/voice-assistant-just-use-your/id511757903?mt=8">https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/voice-assistant/id511757903?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlo5KY23fS7PjR8jK_mvX7bYU74JPClRBGe77Om110XFku89AISTW7uBlmkNOff1b703uYASN0UOUwiwdhkkZi_vWWWNM7NuO-fURXJ2g8ighiABTW8we-DxbqFbZSmVFNhOqThZxeFk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-16+at+5.49.13+pm.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixlo5KY23fS7PjR8jK_mvX7bYU74JPClRBGe77Om110XFku89AISTW7uBlmkNOff1b703uYASN0UOUwiwdhkkZi_vWWWNM7NuO-fURXJ2g8ighiABTW8we-DxbqFbZSmVFNhOqThZxeFk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-16+at+5.49.13+pm.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Voice Dictation: $0.99 AU</b><br />Voice Dictation is a new app that makes you forget about typing a message! Now you can make and send your SMS / Facebook / Tweeter / e-mail messages using your voice on IOS device. Uses advanced  voice recognition technology to create an easy and convenient app for voice to text dictation.<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/voice-dictation/id640045824?mt=8">https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/voice-dictation/id640045824?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSI0DRN4MQ1V_NkC4IWZHi21-FMT1GO399nc8LcBlIMqlzne7xGm7ivGJyd9VGKacVfrRUlAAjZbc_KbKSVPjF9cK2OBX9OzLT4HqzSP4Hv7x8gJvll6lIOYaepb9XvCf89JZ6_CuYBA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-16+at+8.50.10+pm.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSI0DRN4MQ1V_NkC4IWZHi21-FMT1GO399nc8LcBlIMqlzne7xGm7ivGJyd9VGKacVfrRUlAAjZbc_KbKSVPjF9cK2OBX9OzLT4HqzSP4Hv7x8gJvll6lIOYaepb9XvCf89JZ6_CuYBA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-16+at+8.50.10+pm.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>PaperPort Notes: FREE</b><br />PaperPort Notes is a digital note taking tool for the iPad that is transforming the way people create and share information. Leverage Dragon voice recognition to capture your ideas and notes simply by speaking. Combine documents, web content, audio, typed text as well as hand written notes into a single document.<br /><br /><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/paperport-notes/id476134017?mt=8">https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/paperport-notes/id476134017?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br />

Speech to Text Apps - Updates

Two years ago we published a Speech to Text Apps blog post that has gone on to have over 70,000 hits. Obviously things have changed since t...

2:11 AM

Learning about the Ocean

<div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Oceans are a great place for learning. It might be learning about tides or about erosion, it might be learning about ecosystems or coral reefs. It might be learning about the animals of </span>the<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>ocean big and small. Here are a number of apps for when your students are studying about the ocean.<br /><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QT2zK3Kq3eIREEPJ1H0V4BxVi_2bDDftT7COg6hyphenhyphenl-jiYCKTu8Z4A6jlzFDps7oqwLXp-98Fw7MM9ZPmdhBx3friZbU7Mn_sYxsu6AiARdv4MJP5XN2k0d4C92eSXyQyKG7y9HCZxdA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-30+at+8.49.10+pm.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QT2zK3Kq3eIREEPJ1H0V4BxVi_2bDDftT7COg6hyphenhyphenl-jiYCKTu8Z4A6jlzFDps7oqwLXp-98Fw7MM9ZPmdhBx3friZbU7Mn_sYxsu6AiARdv4MJP5XN2k0d4C92eSXyQyKG7y9HCZxdA/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-30+at+8.49.10+pm.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Oceans: FREE</b><br />The abundance of water on the Earth's surface is an exceptional feature that distinguishes our "Blue Planet" from others. Beyond the species that inhabit them, the oceans are essential to all living organisms on Earth. Thanks to the oceans, clouds and rainfall are produced, allowing vital water to reach all.<br /><br /><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/oceans/id478004100?mt=8"> https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/oceans/id478004100?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7s0cGtGH9k8t9Q3HaW_ilBBKgtnOGNlFu_ksvfMmNj9UGyWCCWdHpdxJWn6sIiPuonawRyODtpBeAjZu3cNMLJFNcV7jlmVBp-a754heGsoGK9TN1kFrYI5LUeb6A7t4siJ2zefw3I8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-30+at+8.36.23+pm.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE7s0cGtGH9k8t9Q3HaW_ilBBKgtnOGNlFu_ksvfMmNj9UGyWCCWdHpdxJWn6sIiPuonawRyODtpBeAjZu3cNMLJFNcV7jlmVBp-a754heGsoGK9TN1kFrYI5LUeb6A7t4siJ2zefw3I8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-30+at+8.36.23+pm.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Map my Globe: FREE</b><br />The continents, oceans, and poles have lost their places! Can you help put them back and restore order to the world? Map My World encourages children to broaden their global awareness, by asking them to place all 7 continents, 5 oceans, and 2 poles back in their proper world locations.<br /><br /><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/map-my-globe-hd/id469401194?mt=8"> https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/map-my-globe-hd/id469401194?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyrgr0IuPn1Zqgemu5otxGjIyIJXgxVVqqkn4RH3CGdR8ybJYynSX4wXa7Zxj4Hw2sTLM5H-qxRKgKeGwQZ6CB-c2psG5z2lDmbRhIUyngiAdPg0LxIUM3UPPbS46BiLIVGuYECpkabM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-30+at+8.40.18+pm.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCyrgr0IuPn1Zqgemu5otxGjIyIJXgxVVqqkn4RH3CGdR8ybJYynSX4wXa7Zxj4Hw2sTLM5H-qxRKgKeGwQZ6CB-c2psG5z2lDmbRhIUyngiAdPg0LxIUM3UPPbS46BiLIVGuYECpkabM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-30+at+8.40.18+pm.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Ocean Science: $2.99 AU</b><br />The Earth has one big water system with many features. The Ocean app of Ringier Studios is a fantastic journey deep into the sea. Learn and enjoy the seven essential principles of Ocean Science with movies, 360° pictures, outstanding animations and motion graphics.<br /><br /><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ocean-science/id612611622?mt=8"> https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ocean-science/id612611622?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO02rfIUXzoMC1e-ABtZ_80pRjLGHBIcaAE45Rfs4hHF26TX63twEseTn3n5ynpby-a9eQjBWCguL9ANfKwsxvHYPrOs8KmPGQ-kZDgSnVNBBO6o6r40pgSKaj_UA1grkoSPz3UzgI0LY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-30+at+8.44.32+pm.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO02rfIUXzoMC1e-ABtZ_80pRjLGHBIcaAE45Rfs4hHF26TX63twEseTn3n5ynpby-a9eQjBWCguL9ANfKwsxvHYPrOs8KmPGQ-kZDgSnVNBBO6o6r40pgSKaj_UA1grkoSPz3UzgI0LY/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-30+at+8.44.32+pm.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Marine Missions: FREE</b><br />Explore with Jacques the hermit crab and learn that a healthy ocean is a healthy world! This app from National Geographic Kids teaches children about ocean animals and the importance of water conservation in a fun and interactive adventure game. Help Jacques on his mission to clean up the world's ocean!<br /><br /><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/marine-missions/id669505900?mt=8">https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/marine-missions/id669505900?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAh3bsh-fUI58dcXOzbchdmp8vy5SVZHsqWUTZTJvLQx4223RfIDqFxrpjge8dA_ClXkv6O4B-plsfmytHg31h2RNZ2rVcFm6ou_0-rMqzuS4wItNnsIPoXa70hfYXjInnFPngZXVJJ4o/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-06+at+5.24.58+pm.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAh3bsh-fUI58dcXOzbchdmp8vy5SVZHsqWUTZTJvLQx4223RfIDqFxrpjge8dA_ClXkv6O4B-plsfmytHg31h2RNZ2rVcFm6ou_0-rMqzuS4wItNnsIPoXa70hfYXjInnFPngZXVJJ4o/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-06+at+5.24.58+pm.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Ultimate Sharks: FREE</b><br />Ever wondered what it would be like to swim among the ocean’s deadliest sharks? Get in the middle of the action as only Discovery can – intense attack stories, 3D interactive sharks, exclusive HD videos and awesome high-resolution photos, and all for free!<br /><br /><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ultimate-sharks-free/id675069410?mt=8"> https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/ultimate-sharks-free/id675069410?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmFShX7Vg8U4I-nYkvcXFh3RzR6zPihxx04lQcI6S_bU3lbX0XhzzFpAuViKNrU-FjtyiBU6wLGPPZ_XdQSGmE0vSf9vBjyJ0E_HqW_IalTqxN8yt4rpL-EX9obvM6Lf2C5I0QsyAnwU/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-30+at+8.53.25+pm.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGmFShX7Vg8U4I-nYkvcXFh3RzR6zPihxx04lQcI6S_bU3lbX0XhzzFpAuViKNrU-FjtyiBU6wLGPPZ_XdQSGmE0vSf9vBjyJ0E_HqW_IalTqxN8yt4rpL-EX9obvM6Lf2C5I0QsyAnwU/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-30+at+8.53.25+pm.png" width="120" /></a><b>Otter on his Own: $2.99 AU</b><br />Join Sea Otter as his mother teaches him to dive, hunt, and survive on his own in the ocean. Explore pictures, learn new vocabulary, and personalize the story with your own narration. When the pup follows his mother into the open sea, more than just excitement awaits them- a great white shark lurks nearby!<br /><br /><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/otter-on-his-own-smithsonian/id540101864?mt=8"> https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/otter-on-his-own/id540101864?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwItHR5yj1yHw_xFt6yoMg08Vdqnj-zmgcHFZnkjTkA7K-rMUGUtLJEfFL8wlp6rbTKGWLFq5-H2jyRWbazzwPh8tmQCVNfUIra55_iJRbYUpnulKBIRtOoL88riBDGovaBXyfMt5l1U8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-06+at+5.25.19+pm.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwItHR5yj1yHw_xFt6yoMg08Vdqnj-zmgcHFZnkjTkA7K-rMUGUtLJEfFL8wlp6rbTKGWLFq5-H2jyRWbazzwPh8tmQCVNfUIra55_iJRbYUpnulKBIRtOoL88riBDGovaBXyfMt5l1U8/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-06+at+5.25.19+pm.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Melbourne Aquarium: FREE</b><br />Melbourne Aquarium’s iPhone application allows you to access heaps of fun facts and cool images of our amazing underwater animals, taking you on a journey through the aquarium’s four exciting worlds; Antarctica, Weird and Wonderful, River to Reef and Sharks Alive.<br /><br /><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/melbourne-aquarium/id402378433?mt=8"> https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/melbourne-aquarium/id402378433?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjratJWbIO7vvoZZVk3HQa1QcTQ3O8tR7QUg5w_pGm5r-tkMy3OHPIkgHsODUf97-lo7Hr2kgP6PQYp0TfbhdW9PmGilHyZ5dPbVdVyFowrvbwh9_92qcWLgzcxdAWdvzS1Va2Gykd3fxk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-04+at+5.52.06+pm.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjratJWbIO7vvoZZVk3HQa1QcTQ3O8tR7QUg5w_pGm5r-tkMy3OHPIkgHsODUf97-lo7Hr2kgP6PQYp0TfbhdW9PmGilHyZ5dPbVdVyFowrvbwh9_92qcWLgzcxdAWdvzS1Va2Gykd3fxk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-04+at+5.52.06+pm.png" width="120" /></a><b>MarcoPolo Oceans: $2.99 AU</b><br />Make dolphins jump. Build a coral reef. Explore the deep sea. Create your own aquarium. These are just some of the fun things you can do with MarcoPolo Ocean, a “digital sandbox” for kids to play in that sparks their interest in the most unexplored part of our planet – the ocean. <br /><br /><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/marcopolo-ocean/id797157312?mt=8">https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/marcopolo-ocean/id797157312?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69g_Vzgl-9phQcfqbBJdwZtyMQk1ZFGEo2N-M1RDDd-FKFvqnUzYD2jInpto1mcNVO7lGGtwGl4H51BD8ONzNgV0NHpeUBSo6FrTtf3ca_7IJW6qEMi0MWX3v2NeCbrXi4cYaWPJJWgQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-30+at+9.01.13+pm.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69g_Vzgl-9phQcfqbBJdwZtyMQk1ZFGEo2N-M1RDDd-FKFvqnUzYD2jInpto1mcNVO7lGGtwGl4H51BD8ONzNgV0NHpeUBSo6FrTtf3ca_7IJW6qEMi0MWX3v2NeCbrXi4cYaWPJJWgQ/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-01-30+at+9.01.13+pm.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Shark Net - Prisoners of the Blue Serengeti: FREE</b><br />Shark Net gives you a deep look into research being done by Stanford University scientists. Shark Net allows you to connect directly with one of the most amazing predators on the planet – white sharks, which return every year to the Gulf of the Farallones and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuaries .<br /><br /><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/shark-net-predators-blue-serengeti/id542042032?mt=8"> https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/shark-net/id542042032?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8Je9Zp7kYHA8tyvOVVdsuxeVU0-qyOKMnlKi8hA8ouIpOSLwN53zgLBxbZm84baaHhwPWnhEuuMaMeucyAvLJevjkqun6q-Z8f_IGcGVJP2bNb5p4XuuoXoyIJg3AhheWWFm8sxWvIk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-06+at+5.33.55+pm.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8Je9Zp7kYHA8tyvOVVdsuxeVU0-qyOKMnlKi8hA8ouIpOSLwN53zgLBxbZm84baaHhwPWnhEuuMaMeucyAvLJevjkqun6q-Z8f_IGcGVJP2bNb5p4XuuoXoyIJg3AhheWWFm8sxWvIk/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-02-06+at+5.33.55+pm.png" width="120" /></a></div><b>Animals of the Ocean: $0.99 AU</b><br /><div>Using sight and sound, explore the Animals of the Ocean, in this app that is suitable for toddlers through to adults. Included are all your favourite animals you would find deep in the ocean, featured in high quality photos and authentic sounds. Animals of the Ocean provides three different mode<br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/animals-of-the-ocean/id528569609?mt=8">https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/animals-of-the-ocean/id528569609?mt=8</a><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div>

Learning about the Ocean

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