So the second offering I've got for you from the BETT trade show is "SHAKESPEARE IN BITS", this is an innovative way of reading / seeing/ studying Shakespeare.
The creators have pain stakingly created a flash animated version of Romeo and Juliet & Macbeth. But that's not all, what's innovative is that you can have access to the text on screen at the same time, you can visually see how charaters are related to each other, you can visually see the role the characters play with in the plot, great for people with visual learning styles. There is easy visual scene selection, roll over margin notes explaining key themes, historical references, language etc.
And the program is available for mobile devices, Ipads as well as the normal PC/MAC market.
A real multimedia teaching tool check it out for yourself at www.ShakespeareInBits.com
Brought to you by Beyonder (DCosmic.com)
More next time
Saturday, 22 January 2011
Friday, 21 January 2011
Surrealism - 2nd Beyonder Album
A Comment from David J the pugilist about Beyonder and his second studio album Surrealism.
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Thursday, 20 January 2011
www.yousrc.com
So first up from my trip to BETT
Ever wanted to get your children creating apps rather than just consuming them?
Well www.Yousrc.com may be just what you were looking for, the brain child of Paul Clarke (the creator of the site) to teach his daughter to code in a fun way, Yousrc provides the environment for young people to learn how to write code, and learn from others. Moving on to creating simple Apps, this innovative website even allows you to publish your code in the Android format (and by downloading the Yousrc app from the Android market) you can play your creations on your phone (imagine the satisfaction of your child doing that).
The Environment may seem a little confusing if you've never coded before, but all the help you need is on the left hand side of the website screen.
1. You enter the site on the "Showcase" page - you can click in any of the examples to see a finished app created by other children. Read the instructions then play.
2. I would suggest clicking on 1st steps to see the process you will go through to create an app on the website.
3. Next click on ELC tutorials to read about the key features about programming in the ELC environment.
4. You can go deeper by viewing info on the Functions and Keywords or else dive in by viewing the Examples page, where you have video featured on YouTube explaining examples of complete programs to show you the proces to go through.
As I said definitely a bit of a challenge when you first start if you've never coded, but young minds learn fast and are very hungry, there are plent of examples, and if stuck there is a help forum and if all else fails you can contact the creator via contact, so why not challenge your children today helping them into a lucrative future tomorrow visit www.yousrc.com and see if it works for you.
Ever wanted to get your children creating apps rather than just consuming them?
Well www.Yousrc.com may be just what you were looking for, the brain child of Paul Clarke (the creator of the site) to teach his daughter to code in a fun way, Yousrc provides the environment for young people to learn how to write code, and learn from others. Moving on to creating simple Apps, this innovative website even allows you to publish your code in the Android format (and by downloading the Yousrc app from the Android market) you can play your creations on your phone (imagine the satisfaction of your child doing that).
The Environment may seem a little confusing if you've never coded before, but all the help you need is on the left hand side of the website screen.
1. You enter the site on the "Showcase" page - you can click in any of the examples to see a finished app created by other children. Read the instructions then play.
2. I would suggest clicking on 1st steps to see the process you will go through to create an app on the website.
3. Next click on ELC tutorials to read about the key features about programming in the ELC environment.
4. You can go deeper by viewing info on the Functions and Keywords or else dive in by viewing the Examples page, where you have video featured on YouTube explaining examples of complete programs to show you the proces to go through.
As I said definitely a bit of a challenge when you first start if you've never coded, but young minds learn fast and are very hungry, there are plent of examples, and if stuck there is a help forum and if all else fails you can contact the creator via contact, so why not challenge your children today helping them into a lucrative future tomorrow visit www.yousrc.com and see if it works for you.
Monday, 17 January 2011
BETT. - Biggest UK tradeshow on Educational Technology
Hey peeps
It is just a mad busy year already, I've been trying to get this entry down for a while, but just so much going on.
Last week I was at the BETT 2011 - the biggest trade show of educational technology, and I saw some gems, I tell you that had me purring with ideas. In the next few entries over the next few days I'll be updating you with some of the details and webites you can check out that could help you or your children get a step ahead...keep tuned
Next event I'm performing at is this Friday ,
view this facebook link for details
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=552102141&story_fbid=191206984229937#!/event.php?eid=103042483103390
B
It is just a mad busy year already, I've been trying to get this entry down for a while, but just so much going on.
Last week I was at the BETT 2011 - the biggest trade show of educational technology, and I saw some gems, I tell you that had me purring with ideas. In the next few entries over the next few days I'll be updating you with some of the details and webites you can check out that could help you or your children get a step ahead...keep tuned
Next event I'm performing at is this Friday ,
view this facebook link for details
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=552102141&story_fbid=191206984229937#!/event.php?eid=103042483103390
B
Sunday, 9 January 2011
2011...and so it begins...meet Cynikal
Happy New Year!
So we are 9 days in to the new year - did you make any resolutions / are you still focused on them or have you given up already?
Check out a book called "The Answer", very helpful if you are really trying to make changes in your life.
Any how people hope you've been well, I took a nice extended break and now I'm back, and I've got some stuff for you this year! By the way make sure you check out the Mixtape by Tor Cesay that I mentioned in my last post, some real banging yet thoughtful music right there from a UK female hip-hop artist. www.myspace.com/toruk
Let's just start this year with some unique style, check out a very talented young man I interviewed at the latter part of last year - he writes and produces music, his genre is hip-hop and he is pretty rare in that he uses a live band. People I present to you "Cynikal"
Listen to tracks from 1st Beyonder album- Who is the one eyed king?
Listen to tracks from 2nd Beyonder album - Surrealism
So we are 9 days in to the new year - did you make any resolutions / are you still focused on them or have you given up already?
Check out a book called "The Answer", very helpful if you are really trying to make changes in your life.
Any how people hope you've been well, I took a nice extended break and now I'm back, and I've got some stuff for you this year! By the way make sure you check out the Mixtape by Tor Cesay that I mentioned in my last post, some real banging yet thoughtful music right there from a UK female hip-hop artist. www.myspace.com/toruk
Let's just start this year with some unique style, check out a very talented young man I interviewed at the latter part of last year - he writes and produces music, his genre is hip-hop and he is pretty rare in that he uses a live band. People I present to you "Cynikal"
Listen to tracks from 1st Beyonder album- Who is the one eyed king?
Listen to tracks from 2nd Beyonder album - Surrealism
Friday, 17 December 2010
Time Travel...
Someone tell me where the last 2 weeks went
Have I been in a time warp?
Its snowing again just like two weeks ago...but I can hardly believe the time's gone
And what did I do with it???
Anyhow I got some things for you to check out.
Check out Tor Cesay a female MC, a personal friend of mine, who is spitting some fire
She's just dropped a free Mixtape "Different Place" which you can download by going to
www.myspace.com/toruk
Some hot tracks on there - dropping some knowledge, so check it and spread the word
I particular like the track "Who's Got The Power", where she uses the beat Kanye West created for the track "Power".
Check it now you'll be hearing more of her on the airwaves.
Second thing for you today is for the basket ball players or coaches etc amongst you (or that you know), check out Getprobasketball.com which is designed for all those basket ball players who want to been scene by teams / coaches all around the world, could save you a mint.
I'll have you some video of my stuff and some interviews I've done early next year
Catch you later
Happy Holidays
Beyonder
Have I been in a time warp?
Its snowing again just like two weeks ago...but I can hardly believe the time's gone
And what did I do with it???
Anyhow I got some things for you to check out.
Check out Tor Cesay a female MC, a personal friend of mine, who is spitting some fire
She's just dropped a free Mixtape "Different Place" which you can download by going to
www.myspace.com/toruk
Some hot tracks on there - dropping some knowledge, so check it and spread the word
I particular like the track "Who's Got The Power", where she uses the beat Kanye West created for the track "Power".
Check it now you'll be hearing more of her on the airwaves.
Second thing for you today is for the basket ball players or coaches etc amongst you (or that you know), check out Getprobasketball.com which is designed for all those basket ball players who want to been scene by teams / coaches all around the world, could save you a mint.
I'll have you some video of my stuff and some interviews I've done early next year
Catch you later
Happy Holidays
Beyonder
Thursday, 2 December 2010
Snow...and it all falls down...
Hey its December 2nd
I can't believe I havent posted for three weeks ...where did the time go?
Reading too many books on the go - confusing myself about the passage of time!
A little bit of Snow and the whole country is stranded, shut down, what would happen if we had a 2 week snow storm...or even a one week snow storm...we've only had 2 days (down in the south)?
So its almost xmas, got advent calendar full of treats to open each day up to xmas - oohhh lucky me!
Creative work wise - been doing alot of good research - got some good ideas, close to starting to formulate new work - part of the Certificate 18 project, I must have mentioned.
Also just finished a 6 week poetry project with Padddington Arts at a Secondary school in NW London, came across some smart imaginative children and some with too much talk! LOL
Snow bummed out the 2nd part of a project with a school in Catford today - but will rearrange.
At least I got some extra time to create.
I see World Cup hosts for 2018 and 2022 out today - and Qatar won 2022, I know somebody who runs alot of the football program out there...ay Miss P...LOL LOL, I wonder if I can put in an order for tickets now :-)
OK if you've read this far let me give you a little sumtin' sumtin' to check out - visit my man Chuck Perkins here and here where you can see him in a couple of Commercials for the New Orleans Hornets basketball team - later this month I'll upload an interview I did with the inimitable New Orleans Native when he was in London town.
catch you later peeps.
Beyonder
I can't believe I havent posted for three weeks ...where did the time go?
Reading too many books on the go - confusing myself about the passage of time!
A little bit of Snow and the whole country is stranded, shut down, what would happen if we had a 2 week snow storm...or even a one week snow storm...we've only had 2 days (down in the south)?
So its almost xmas, got advent calendar full of treats to open each day up to xmas - oohhh lucky me!
Creative work wise - been doing alot of good research - got some good ideas, close to starting to formulate new work - part of the Certificate 18 project, I must have mentioned.
Also just finished a 6 week poetry project with Padddington Arts at a Secondary school in NW London, came across some smart imaginative children and some with too much talk! LOL
Snow bummed out the 2nd part of a project with a school in Catford today - but will rearrange.
At least I got some extra time to create.
I see World Cup hosts for 2018 and 2022 out today - and Qatar won 2022, I know somebody who runs alot of the football program out there...ay Miss P...LOL LOL, I wonder if I can put in an order for tickets now :-)
OK if you've read this far let me give you a little sumtin' sumtin' to check out - visit my man Chuck Perkins here and here where you can see him in a couple of Commercials for the New Orleans Hornets basketball team - later this month I'll upload an interview I did with the inimitable New Orleans Native when he was in London town.
catch you later peeps.
Beyonder
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