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		<title>jp.ik at Computex 2024 with Innovative Technologies</title>
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				<h2 style="font-size: 20px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading" >Join us from 4th to 7th of June at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center to explore the latest innovations in technology and education.</h2>
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		<p><strong>PORTO, May, 2024 –</strong> jp.ik is excited to announce its participation in Computex 2024, taking place from June 4th to 7th in Taipei, Taiwan. This prestigious event will spotlight jp.ik’s latest technological innovations, poised to transform sectors ranging from education to business. This year, jp.ik is proud to collaborate with two key strategic partners, Intel and Goldkey.</p>
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<p><strong>Partnership with Intel</strong><strong> and Goldkey</strong></p>
<p>The collaboration with Intel and Goldkey underscores jp.ik&#8217;s dedication to delivering state-of-the-art solutions that enhance efficiency and productivity across various domains. Together, we are introducing technologies that not only enrich the learning experience for students but also empower teachers and IT professionals with innovative and efficient tools.</p>
<p><em>“This collaborative effort aims to identify and seize emerging opportunities, fostering an inclusive learning environment that exceeds borders. As a method for positive change, jp.ik is excited to associate with its partners in shaping the future of education on a global”</em> says Jorge Sá Couto, jp.ik Chairman.</p>
<p>Goldkey has long been committed to the SDGs and believes that education is the key to transforming and enhancing the future learning.<em> “We support jp.ik by providing the most appropriate memory solutions based upon their end-product designs.”</em></p>
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<p><strong>Featured Technologies</strong></p>
<p>Visitors at Computex can explore jp.ik&#8217;s groundbreaking products and solutions at the Goldkey stand, including:</p>
<p><em>IK Digital Labs:</em> learning spaces designed to stimulate interaction between students and make them the protagonists of the process. These spaces are composed with cutting-edge equipment and software designed to provide practical and immersive experiences, fostering innovation and experimentation across multiple disciplines. Composed by three spaces – 3D Printing experience, Artificial Intelligence and STEM – these Education Digital Labs provide innovative devices and kits that can be tested.</p>
<p><em>Customized Devices:</em> robust devices tailored for diverse environments, from classrooms to offices, equipped with features that support a wide range of applications. These tools also facilitate the administration and monitoring of processes.</p>
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<p>We invite all Computex attendees to visit us to witness firsthand the innovations shaping the future of technology. jp.ik remains committed to transforming technology on a global scale, and Computex 2024 presents an excellent opportunity to showcase the positive impact our technologies can have across various environments worldwide.</p>
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<p><strong>About jp.ik</strong></p>
<p>Strategic partner of major players in the sector, such as Microsoft and Intel, jp.ik develops innovative solutions in the field of Technologies Applied to Education, always being one step ahead of other global companies. With more than 30 years of experience in the development and distribution of technological solutions, in 2008, jp.ik implemented the world&#8217;s first national education technology initiative. This initiative was pioneering, as it guaranteed universal access to technological equipment and access to information. So far, jp.ik technological projects have impacted 16 million students and 300,000 teachers in over 70 countries.</p>
<p>Visit <a href="https://www.jpik.com">https://www.jpik.com</a> to learn more.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>For more information, please contact:</p>
<p>Marketing and Communication department</p>
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		<title>Empowering Education: jp.ik Unveils Innovative Collaborations with Tech Leaders at Bett Show 2024</title>
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				<h2 style="font-size: 20px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading" >In a pioneering collaboration, jp.ik is proud to announce its strategic alliance with leading technology companies at Bett Show 2024, taking place from January 24th - 26th at ExCeL London.</h2>
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		<p><strong>Porto, January, 2024</strong> <strong>– </strong>In the face of exceptional challenges in our schools, education stakeholders have intensified their efforts over the past few years to navigate these evolving times. Recognizing this dynamic context, jp.ik is ready to facilitate a unique three-day event in London. The aim is to establish a collaborative forum where the education community can convene, exchange ideas, and collectively address the pressing needs of our changing educational landscape.</p>
<p>This year, jp.ik will have Digital Education Laboratory solutions on booth placed at <strong>SL56, </strong>on the Teaching and Learning Tech section<strong>. </strong>Composed by seven spaces &#8211;<strong> 3D Immersive experience,</strong> <strong>Artificial Intelligence, Laser cutting, PCB Prototype, Programming &amp; Robotics, Renewable Energy and STEM &#8211; </strong>these Digital Education Labs provide innovative devices and kits that can be tested.</p>
<p>For Bett 2024, jp.ik joins efforts with seven key partners: <strong>Six United,</strong> <strong>Microsoft, Intel, Onsor Technologies, Leia Inc., Goldkey </strong>and<strong> Clevo, </strong>seeking to cooperate on the development of new technologies that can transform the future of education.</p>
<p><em>“jp.ik is inviting its most valued partners from all over Europe and Americas. Together, we will not only share invaluable insights, but also collectively explore the future landscape of education. This collaborative effort aims to identify and seize emerging opportunities, fostering an inclusive learning environment that exceeds borders. As a method for positive change, jp.ik is excited to associate with its partners in shaping the future of education on a global”</em> says Jorge Sá Couto, <strong>jp.ik</strong> Chairman.</p>
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<p><strong>Education Digital Labs</strong></p>
<p>In this edition of Bett 2024, jp.ik will present a new education solution: <strong>Digital Education Labs.</strong> The ik Digital Labs are learning spaces designed to stimulate interaction between students and make them the protagonists of the process. It has tools such as computers, a 3D printer, a laser cutter, drill, and robotics kits, which can be tested in our booth.</p>
<p>Students are stimulated to test hypotheses and to develop projects with the aim of proving them &#8211; whether it’s understanding the process of an electric current, or creating a robot, from paper to prototypes, towards the development of digital skills.</p>
<p>This initiative was born from the close collaboration between teachers, students, pedagogues, and EdTech Specialists to cover the way for Governments and Public institutions, as well as every single stakeholder to develop Digital skills of school-age citizens or working population.</p>
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<p><strong>New announcements </strong></p>
<p>A special announcement will be made, and an innovative piece of equipment presented, the <a href="https://www.jpik.com/page-not-found/"><strong>BOLT W503</strong></a>, which has received the prestigious <strong>EPEAT registration</strong>, a significant milestone in the world of sustainable technology.</p>
<p>Among the product offer, jp.ik will showcase five new equipment’s LEAP T204, LEAP W506, TURN W501, BOLT W503 and BOLT W504, purpose-built Education devices featuring Windows 11.</p>
<p>We are excited to bring student-centric solutions to the education market.  We truly believe that active learning on a laptop should not slow down whether students are in class or on the go.</p>
<p>All these devices can adapt to students and, with Intel’s® latest processors, deliver a great experience that will support the day-in-the-life for anywhere learning.</p>
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<p>All these innovative devices and kits can be tested on jp.ik booth at <strong>SL56, on the Teaching and Learning Tech section</strong>, at Excel London, at Bett, 24th to 26th January 2024.</p>
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<p>For more information about jp.ik and its presence in Bett, please visit<strong> <a href="https://www.jpik.com/bett-2024/?doing_wp_cron=1705493218.8356308937072753906250">https://www.jpik.com/bett-2024/</a></strong></p>
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		<title>The Role of Technology in Lifelong Learning</title>
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				<h2 style="font-size: 20px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading" >Professionals need to be lifelong learners, especially now that there are plenty of new skills and information to learn in the digital era.</h2>
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		<p>Industries are changing at a rapid pace, making it <strong>crucial for professionals to continuously learn</strong> and adapt for social cohesion, economic prosperity, or even their own fulfillment. Fortunately, the widespread adoption of technology makes it easier for people to learn various skills through online educational programs.</p>
<p>Thanks to technology, lifelong learners can take advantage of certain features that are not available in traditional classroom setups. To illustrate, here’s what you need to know about the role of technology in the lifelong learning process:<strong><br />
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<h3><strong>Fosters autonomy in the learning process</strong></h3>
<p>Now that technology has made it possible to have autonomy in classes, people can experience more freedom in their learning processes.</p>
<p>Technology is replacing conservative teaching models and <strong><a href="https://www.jpik.com/educational-technology-is-here-and-is-reshaping-the-learning-experience/">reshaping the learning experience</a></strong> of students and professionals by allowing people to direct themselves as they study a certain skill. Rather than waiting for instruction all the time, learners can now set their own pace through the relaxed setup of online classes and materials. These online classes also have flexible schedules, which makes it easier for professionals to watch video lessons, read the materials, and take their exams whenever they want.</p>
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<h3><strong>Allows people to personalize their learning experience</strong></h3>
<p>Classes are no longer a one-size-fits-all experience now that it’s possible to personalize online courses through technology.</p>
<p>It’s no secret that people learn information and skills in different ways. The good news is that <strong>smart learning environments</strong> make it easier for people to be educated on certain topics based on their personal learning styles. Smart devices and apps can make adaptive adjustments through specific programs to help with efficient learning for people with visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and other learning styles. By adjusting to these learning styles, learners can thus absorb information better and improve their skills at a faster rate.</p>
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<h3><strong>Increases the accessibility of upskilling opportunities</strong></h3>
<p>The traditional classroom setup is not accessible to a significant portion of the population.</p>
<p>Fortunately, technology has broken barriers and allows people from remote communities and people with disabilities to learn skills through special devices and online courses. In fact, many educational institutions have adopted technology-based tools, like digital courses and virtual reality training, to make it possible for more people to achieve <strong>professional development in today’s digital landscape</strong>. Through these advanced technologies, people from marginalized communities can learn in-demand skills like digital marketing for example and get a chance to join businesses that are on the lookout for web marketing experts.</p>
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<h3><strong>Facilitates collaboration and communication between learners</strong></h3>
<p>Now that remote and hybrid work setups are here to stay, people must also learn how to communicate and collaborate through technologies.</p>
<p>Even though they’re studying different topics, lifelong learners can still pick up soft skills through digital learning tools. In fact, digital technologies like learning management systems, virtual classrooms, and even augmented reality provide new <strong>methods for people to communicate and collaborate</strong> with fellow lifelong learners. Through their access to these digital technologies, lifelong learners can refine their skills in digital communication and apply these competencies to their hybrid or remote work setup.</p>
<p><strong><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="wp-image-13427 aligncenter" src="https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Image-1-300x200.jpg" alt="" width="415" height="276" srcset="https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Image-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Image-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Image-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Image-1-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Image-1-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Image-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Image-1-600x400.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px" /></strong></p>
<p>Technology breaks several barriers in education and makes learning more accessible not just for students, but for people in the professional world as well. With technology making lifelong earlier easier and more convenient, one can thus expect that there will be more competent professionals in more industries and fields.</p>
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<p><strong>Contribution by:</strong> Janice Blake.<strong><br />
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<p>Janice Blake has worked as a teacher for almost a decade. Her favorite topics to write about are edtech and new pedagogies in learning.</p>
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<p><strong> </strong><strong>About jp.ik</strong></p>
<p>Strategic partner of major players in the sector, such as Microsoft and Intel, jp.ik develops innovative solutions in the field of Technologies Applied to Education, always being one step ahead of other global companies. With more than 30 years of experience in the development and distribution of technological solutions, in 2008, jp.ik implemented the world&#8217;s first national education technology initiative. This initiative was pioneering, as it guaranteed universal access to technological equipment and access to information. So far, jp.ik technological projects have impacted 16 million students and 300,000 teachers in over 70 countries.</p>
<p>Visit <a href="https://www.jpik.com"><strong>https://www.jpik.com</strong></a> to learn more.</p>
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		<p>For more than 18 years in the market, CTDI, a company based in Maia, is an <strong>outsourcer of repair services and commercialization of computer equipment and appliances</strong> as well as repair parts, made available on an online sales platform.</p>
<p>The goal is to <strong>make technology functional</strong>, minimize setbacks, care for, and restore customers&#8217; equipment, because we believe that the world will be a more pleasant place when everything works properly and normally.</p>
<p>CTDI prides themselves on <strong>providing flexible and effective solutions</strong> to the partners. They apply efficient approaches to ensure that each customer receives an optimized solution, delivering true value to their business. The maximum equipment repair period is 3 weeks from the moment the ticket is opened on <strong>the CTDI platform<u>.</u></strong></p>
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<p><strong>About jp.ik</strong></p>
<p>Strategic partner of major players in the sector, such as Microsoft and Intel, jp.ik develops innovative solutions in the field of Technologies Applied to Education, always being one step ahead of other global companies. With more than 30 years of experience in the development and distribution of technological solutions, in 2008, jp.ik implemented the world&#8217;s first national education technology initiative. This initiative was pioneering, as it guaranteed universal access to technological equipment and access to information. So far, jp.ik technological projects have impacted 16 million students and 300,000 teachers in over 70 countries.</p>
<p>Visit <a href="https://www.jpik.com">h<strong>ttps://www.jpik.com</strong></a> to learn more.</p>
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		<title>jp.ik launches its new website</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2022 15:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
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				<h2 style="font-size: 20px;text-align: left" class="vc_custom_heading" >From September 5th jp.ik launches its new website, a new online platform where customers and business partners can find out all about the products and services the company offers worldwide.</h2>
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		<p>The opportunity to renew the website arose from the need to have an online platform that would respond to the needs of new market dynamics, meeting the positioning that the company defined for the next biennium &#8211; to expand business in target markets, especially in Europe, Nordic countries and Baltic countries.</p>
<p>Taking into account this positioning is intended to increase the value network of partners, with recurring purchases customers and increase service contracts that strengthen jp.ik positioning through loyalty strategies and customer segmentation.</p>
<p>With constantly updated content, this new page has a corporate area with the history of the company, news and all the sustainability initiatives around the equipment. This new platform also allows you to create exclusive campaigns for customers with regular attendance, with benefits to the network of partners, creating a competitive advantage.</p>
<p><em>&#8220;This new communication platform where all the other channels of the company come together, translates to the market the company&#8217;s positioning in new areas beyond the traditional focus on education. It is intended to be a website continuously alive, with news, updates and campaigns. It is a site less corporate and more business-oriented&#8221; </em>says Jorge Sá Couto, Chairman of jp.ik.</p>
<p>Developed in wordpress technology, it allows to be monitored with interest metrics that help to analyze where visitors come from, the products that generate more interest in the user, contacting them with several &#8220;call to actions&#8221; throughout the page.</p>
<p><em>&#8220;The new site mirrors all the work done so far and gives due consistency to our experience. It also has an area of sustainability, which focuses on the entire product life cycle, increasingly relevant to us and our business partners&#8221; </em>adds Jorge Sá Couto, Chairman of jp.ik.</p>
<p>The experience and knowledge gained over the years and the will to reach even further, allow us to continue to trace the path in the history of this company. jp.ik is fully focused on technology-based educational projects, marking presence in the global market, by the notoriety that has achieved, being the Portuguese technology with more experience in educational projects worldwide.</p>
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		<p>jp.ik is a strategic partner with major players in the industry such as Microsoft and Intel. jp.ik develops innovative solutions in Applied Technology for Education, always one step ahead. With over 30 years of experience in development and distribution of technology solutions, in 2008, jp.ik implemented the first national educational technology initiative &#8211; e-Escolinhas. This initiative was pioneering as it ensured universal access to technological equipment and access to information in all Portuguese homes. To date, jp.ik&#8217;s technology projects have impacted over 16 million students and 300,000 teachers in over 70 countries.</p>
<p>Explore our website <a href="https://www.jpik.com/">https://www.jpik.com</a> to learn more.</p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2020 13:53:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<p><strong>The current public health emergency has raised a multiplicity of concerns, which together represent probably the greatest challenge of this century</strong>. After an unprecedented global call for social isolation to slow the spread of the Covid-19 Pandemic, around <strong>1.37 billion students are at home.</strong></p>
<p>Faced with this global challenge, parents were called to share the role of educators alongside their childrens, teachers, while their homes were transformed into classrooms, sports pavilions, and recreational spaces. In this atypical and unexpected context, teachers urgently needed to adapt to this educational paradigm shift.</p>
<p>Therefore, this Public Health emergency brought the &#8220;L<strong>earning everywhere&#8221;</strong> phenomenon that probably is here to stay. This phenomenon is currently in a process of upward and mind-boggling evolution, <strong>empowered</strong> <strong>by Information and Communication Technologies for Education, by technologies in the context of the Web</strong> (including social media, Web 2.0 tools)<strong> and by a kaleidoscope of mobile devices.</strong></p>
<p>&#8220;Learning everywhere&#8221; as a phenomenon is rooted in a broader context of learning &#8211; eLearning; which is streamlined by technology and web-based learning (Weinberger, 2010), thus conceptualizing <strong>the confluence between a social phenomenon and technological advances.</strong></p>
<p>&#8220;Learning everywhere&#8221; refers, therefore, to the student&#8217;s confidence in using the spectrum of information technology tools to learn and to be able to do it anywhere and anytime.</p>
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		<p>Therefore, the convergence between a social phenomenon and technological advances can be analyzed in the light of three perspectives: the <strong>technology perspective</strong>, the <strong>content</strong> <strong>perspective</strong>, and the <strong>methodology</strong>.</p>
<p>Within the perspective of technology, learning anywhere is promoted by a <strong>spectrum of information and communication technologies</strong>, including notebooks, tablets, smartphones, also using a diverse set of standards and protocols for knowledge representation.</p>
<p>In terms of <strong>content</strong>, the fact that it is available on the web means that, if there is an Internet connection, students have the possibility to access the desired content anytime, everywhere and from any technological device.</p>
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		<p>In turn, regarding <strong>methodology</strong>, the integration, application and assimilation of the content available for learning differ between students and teachers.</p>
<p>The common element between these two groups of users lies in the <strong>ubiquitous exposure to learning resources.</strong> Thus, the successful integration of learning technologies in general and Web technologies requires a design-based approach to conceptualizing learning processes (Nachmias et al., 1999; Vossen and Hagemann, 2007).</p>
<p>And within this perspective, ubiquitous learning is no exception. Examples of these parameters are the education and training of an active student (Preece and Shneiderman, 2009) and qualified in the use of information and communication technologies and in social media (Shen and Khalifa, 2009). In this context, a roadmap for ubiquitous learning can support the use and integration of resources as part of individual and organizational learning.</p>
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In view of the reality we are living, and in which close to a billion children have completed this school year away from their classrooms, it is essential to<strong> ensure alternative methodologies for rebuilding and adopting a new daily routine.</strong> Furthermore, it is also essential to <strong>ensure the continuity of learning </strong>and that all children have<strong> access to Education.</strong> And it is precisely in this context of urgency and need that the phenomenon of &#8220;Learning everywhere&#8221; emerges, <strong>adding social resources and technological advances.</strong></p>
<p>This means that individuals can learn in line with their own interests, motivations, skills and means. Understanding this requires the architecture of an agile grid that aggregates and crosses the resources and content available with the user&#8217;s profile.</p>
<p>With the spread of the Covid-19 Pandemic, UNESCO advances <strong>that 70% of the world&#8217;s student population is being impacted by the temporary closure of schools.</strong> In addition, in the context of education, and thinking of the support that parents have provided their children in times of a pandemic, the OECD draws attention to the fact that <strong>45% of adults in 28 of the 38 OECD countries do not have or, have few digital skills.</strong></p>
<p>With the expansion of eLearning through digital platforms, the educational model has changed profoundly. Some of the most recent research points to the fact that online learning promotes increased information retention and decreased changes caused by this Pandemic (WEF, 2020).</p>
<p>In sum, we are currently experiencing a new learning paradigm and this new reality brings us new challenges that imply changing learning methods, introducing greater interactivity in eLearning platforms for students.</p>
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Nachmias et al. (1999). Taxonomy of Scientifically Oriented Educational Websites. Science and Technology Education Program, Ben-Gurion University, Israel<br />
Preece, Jenny, Shneiderman, Ben. (2009). The Reader-to-Leader Framework: Motivating Technology-Mediated Social Participation. AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction, v. 1, issue 1, 2009, 13-32.<br />
Shen, K. &amp; Khalifa, M. (2009). Design for social presence in online communities: a multidimensional approach. AIS Transactions on Human-Computer Interaction, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 33-54.<br />
Vossen G., Hagemann S. (2007). Unleashing Web 2.0 â€“ From Concepts to Creativity. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, San Francisco, CA<br />
Weinberger, H. (2010). ECHO: A Layered Model for the Design of a Context-Aware Learning Experience. In: Handbook on Web 2.0, 3.0 and X.0: Technologies, Business, and Social Applications. San Murugesan (Ed.), Hershey, USA: IGI Global</h2>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2020 14:29:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<p>It is holidays time for many of us around the globe! Time for a brief pause on our daily school and work tasks. And time to spend quality family moments, strengthening relational bonds, nourishing positive emotions, and recharging batteries for the challenges the upcoming season will certainly bring.</p>
<p><strong>Summer holidays are, for many people, a synonym of travelling the world</strong> by car, boat, airplane, books, music, gastronomy, and a whole set of experiences that are able to take us to the most distant and imaginary places. This year some plans might have to be rearranged due to the pandemic situation we are currently dealing with.</p>
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<p><strong>But when there is a problem, there is a solution!</strong> And this weekâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />s tip will invite you to <strong>unleash your travellerâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />s spirit with</strong> <a href="https://www.google.com/intl/en_uk/earth/education/explore-earth/">Google Earthâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />s Voyager</a>.</p>
<p>It is a collection of curated experiences that will allow you to explore and establish meaningful connections to the surrounding world, spanning disciplines, cultures, and nature. It is all accessible in just a few clicks and you donâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />t even need to pack your things to go! Cool, isnâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />t it?! Â You just need to sit down, relax, and enjoy the trip!</p>
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Will you want to explore earth <strong>layers</strong> and learn about the global glacier coverage, current hurricanes and tropical storms, the 10.000 years of volcanoes or the sea floor age? Or would you prefer to discover Japan, Chile, Bermuda or the worldâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />s most iconic streets with the guided <strong>street view</strong> tours and the <strong>traveller</strong> spotlight?</p>
<p>If you are more a <strong>nature</strong> explorer, you might choose to look at the wildlife of Africa, the cherry blossoms around the world, the landforms view from space or even tracking the rain bird.</p>
<p>And if you are a <strong>culture</strong> addict, there is also a special collection available for you â€“ follow da Vinci, celebrate indigenous languages, visit famous writerâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />s homesâ€¦ But that is not all, indeed!</p>
<p>For those who like to play <strong>games</strong> while travelling around, Google Earthâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />s Voyager also offers interesting quizzes about archaeological sites, musical instruments, food origins, animal sounds, and many other topics. The fact is this is just a quick snapshot of all the possibilities it brings to digital travellersthese days.</p>
<p>Take the time to move around. It will certainly encourage you to lose sight of the shore and discover new oceansâ€¦ while planning adventurous trips for the following holidays, who knows?!</p>
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<p><em><strong>Contribution by:</strong></em><br />
<strong>Ana Mouta, Ana Paulino and InÃªs SÃ¡ Couto are Pedagogy Specialists at<span style="color: #000000;"> <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://www.jpik.com/">jp.ik</a>.</span></strong></p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Letí­cia Moreira]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2020 14:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<p><strong>Are there curious nature explorers or fearless world wonders out there?!</strong></p>
<p>Although the adage tells â€œcuriosity killed the catâ€, the truth is curiosity is an excellent engine towards exploration, discovery, learning, imagination, and almost endless possibilities if interesting and quality resources are available to support the process.</p>
<p>What are we talking about in this weekâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />s tip? A funny and wonderful world of questions, answers and curiosities called Wonderopolis, that has been created by the National Centre for Families Learning (NCFL) to promote quality learning moments together. <strong>Have you ever wondered what is the sunâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />s temperature? What is the fire colour? How do astronauts drink water on the moon? How long does it take for plastic to decompose? How are gummy bears made? Who started NASA? Who invented time? Or even what happens to our body when we get scared?!</strong></p>
<p>All these questions and many more are answered in Wonderopolis and are waiting to be explored by your family, or autonomously by any curious mind. The website provides multidisciplinary content organised by topics (e.g., science, mathematics, technology, arts â€¦), facilitating research and exploration. The content is updated daily, with <strong>an intriguing new question and related answers being shared as a wonder each day.</strong> Any of us can be a wonder contributor generating those questions, that are answered through diverse supports: texts and videos that present facts, details and curiosities about the specific topic; photographs that illustrate it; activities and bibliography suggestions that will allow you deepen your perspectives about it; and wonder words that will guide you towards related topics, providing endless discoveries.</p>
<p>Are you curious enough to join us in a bee adventure?! We invite you to wonder a world full of honey curiosities in Wonderopolis. What do you already know about them? Why are they important to our planet? How do they produce honey? Are they dangerous for humans? Let&#8217;s find it out entering How do bees make honey? in Wonderopolis. Explore the available resources to answer that question and play the knowledge check-up test displayed at the right side of the screen. Then check the tag â€œwordsâ€ at the top of the page and discover much more by clicking on â€œbeeâ€. Go on exploring: How do bees do in winter? Why do bees sting? How many flowers can a bee pollinate? How do bees choose the next queen? What causes colony collapse disorder? <strong>Take advantage of this family learning moment and discover who knew the most about bees.</strong></p>
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And now that you have visited their honey world, how would you tell it? Pollen, beehives, honeycombsâ€¦ very yellow and black! Would you recreate it, challenging your motor skills and creativity? Go find some card boxes, bubble wrap, colouring materialsâ€¦ and start creating a card hive, a honeycomb with bubble wrap painted in yellow, or a beautiful queen bee. Do you have some honey pots or bee pollen to sweet this setting? Join them and get ready to become a journalist directly sent from a world full of honey wonders. Take advantage of that scenery to record your own presentation of the world of bees and share some of the curiosities that you discovered in <strong>Wonderopolis</strong>! Do not forget to mention some honey benefits for our health and beesâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> contributions to our planet.</p>
<p>What if we join an even sweetest part to our tip and test our taste buds? How do you use honey in cooking? Who eats it with a spoon, with some pancakes, in a lemon tea or mixed with mustard in a chicken steak?! And have you ever tried the wonderful bee pollen in a beautiful fruit shake? What else do you have at home that contains honey? This might also be a good opportunity to jointly analyse the labels of the products you are going to use and discuss those that have greater and lesser nutritional value. We invite you to prepare a honey movie night, exploring some receipts with this sweet ingredient. Nothing better than doing it as a family, don&#8217;t you think?! So, when the meal is ready, it is time to sit down and watch Disney&#8217;s animated â€œBee Movieâ€. Is the life of a bee really as we imagined it during the previous activities? Find it out, have fun, and earn your bee explorer badge.</p>
<p>We hope you enjoy this wonderful site with so many oddities! There is much more available, so join your family in this endless learning world. See you next week!</p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;">Contribution by:</span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Ana Mouta</strong>, <strong>Ana Paulino</strong> and <strong>Inês Sá Couto</strong> are Pedagogy Specialists at <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://www.jpik.com/">jp.ik</a>.</span></p>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 13:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<p style="text-align: right;"><em>â€œMovement is the song of the body.â€</em><br />
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		<p><span style="color: #000000;">Over the last few weeks of confinement in most regions around the globe, some people took the time to finally keep the new yearâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />s resolution of exercising more, and others enjoyed the opportunity to stay still and rest for a very long while. Some read endless books, watched marathons of tv series and cartoons, played console or computer games, and navigated social networks longer than everâ€¦ And others, let their adventurous spirits win some home running, bed jumping, or sofa back flips competitions, played hide and seek and catch-up, took the dance floor or practiced some yoga positionsâ€¦</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">What about you? Has movement effectively been the song of your body these days or a song still waiting to be sung?! Do you usually remember your bones and muscles need movement to keep strong and healthy, as so do your cognitive processes, social-emotional well-being, and even a good sleeping night? Do you need some extra inspiration to take movement more effectively into your days? That is what this weeksâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> tip will bring you! <strong>Join your younger and older loved ones and meet this weekâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />s rockstar <em>GoNoodle.</em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-2373 size-full" src="https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/37.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="195" srcset="https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/37.jpg 800w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/37-300x73.jpg 300w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/37-768x187.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;">GoNoodle is a <strong>free online platform </strong>with curated quality content created by a team of child development experts, artists and sports specialists to inspire kids of all ages, interests, skills, and abilities, as well as their families, to be active, more aware of themselves and others, and more eager to learn. There are<strong> hours of funny and engaging videos available</strong>, as well as a set of unplugged activity suggestions shared at the Good Energy at Home section, and related digital games accessible in the free app that is presented in the GoNoodle Games section.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>There is literally content for all tastes available at just a few clicks!</strong> You only need to find out your mood and the song your body needs at the moment, and exercise, stretch, danceâ€¦</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-2374 size-full" src="https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/38.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="599" srcset="https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/38.jpg 800w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/38-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/38-768x575.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;">Are you willing for a home disco party?! <em>Noodle TV and Zumba Kids</em> channels will help you have it, with <strong>a lot of choreographed music clips.</strong> Do you prefer to dance Believer from the Imagine Dragons, Two Princes from the Spin Doctors, or Happy from Pharrell Williams? Try it out together with your kids and discover who wins the best dancer award? And the best singer one? You may record your dance and create your own family music clips to share with your family and friends or simply to remember your disco parties later. Did you realise how you moved your bones and muscles in this activity? Did it help you to release some tension and extra energy?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-2375 size-full" src="https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/39.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="445" srcset="https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/39.jpg 800w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/39-300x167.jpg 300w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/39-768x427.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;">Or would you need something more in a workout mood? If so,<em> Play 60, Fresh Start Fitness and Next Generation</em> channels will be good choices for you. <strong>Coaches will ask you to jump, run, march, do arms circles, arms and legs stretches, lunges, knee raises, squats</strong>â€¦ a whole set of exercises that will help you move and strength each muscle of your bodies, even those you might not no you have.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Who did the exercises with more energy and dedication? Who have mastered each one? You may create a rewards table with your kids and let them give the stamps to the best performers in each exercise. Will they want to practice them again and again, and win you in this contest? Or will they want to perform better over time for themselves? This can be a <strong>great opportunity for family talks about the importance of exercising and taking care of yourselves</strong>, and you can try to come up together with some decisions on what you could improve in your family habits and dynamics to reach those goals.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">But if you realise that you need more <strong>relax and calm down moments</strong>, GoNoodle also has something for you. You might check Flow and Empower Tools channels where youâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />ll find calming videos with some yoga and Pilates exercises that will help you bring focus to yourself, grow strength and confidence from inside, and find out the relaxing strategies that work better for you.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-2376 size-full" src="https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/40.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="453" srcset="https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/40.jpg 800w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/40-300x170.jpg 300w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/40-768x435.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;">You might register them, writing or drawing in small papers to be placed somewhere you can look to whenever you feel you need to calm down. You can also try to do those exercises before going to sleep with or without the videos support. Does this effectively help you? What do you feel differently in your body after doing these activities? You may take the opportunity to talk about the things that stress each one of you and how you deal with themâ€¦ Taking the perspective over othersâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> feelings and experiences can be very powerful and empowering, even more if we are talking about our loved ones! The Think about it channel can also support this conversations, as its videos invite us to reflect about ourselves, the world around us and how we can relate to each one in a more respectful and happier way.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">If you have reached here, you are probably (even) more aware of your and your familyâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />s symphonies. Do not forget it and recall on GoNoodle to ensure movement is intentionally part of your days. Your health and your social-emotional wellbeing will be grateful!</span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Contribution by:</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Ana Mouta</strong>, <strong>Ana Paulino</strong> and <strong>InÃªs SÃ¡ Couto</strong> are Pedagogy Specialists at<a style="color: #000000;" href="https://www.jpik.com"> jp.ik</a>.</span></p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Letí­cia Moreira]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2020 13:26:33 +0000</pubDate>
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			<blockquote class="nectar_single_testimonial" data-color="default" data-style="small_modern"><div class="inner"> <p><span class="open-quote">&#8221;</span>â€œThe art of programming consists of organising and mastering complexity. â€œ<br />
Edsger W. Dijkstra </p></div></blockquote>
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		<p><span style="color: #000000;">Last week we have invited you to have fun organising and managing your daily tasks with the Kids ToDo List app. This week, our proposal targets <strong>creative and critical thinking, while promoting collaborative work and specific digital skills!</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Can you guess what will this tip be about?! (drum roll) Humâ€¦ if you thought about something related to coding and programming, congratulations, you got it right! We will invite you to explore<em> Scratch</em>!</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Scratch is a coding and programming tool, created by the MIT </strong>(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)<strong>, and used in formal and non-formal learning environments worldwide, </strong>to support children and youth (between 8 and 16 years old) taking their first steps in creating digital and interactive stories, games, and animations, in a funny and easy way.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">With an intuitive graphic interface and using an elementary programming language, Scratch allows users to develop their own projects, <strong>creating and programming diverse actions and scenes by â€œsimplyâ€ connecting and embedding different coding blocks, as if they were Legos.</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">It turns learning coding and programming into a smooth and engaging process and previous knowledge on coding and programming is effectively not required. Even if you are coding for the first time, you will certainly be able to use the analytical and organisational skills needed to perform the task, and recognise huge similarities between coding and the natural processes underlying planning and doing your daily life activities.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em>Scratch</em> is available as an online platform and as a free downloadable application for Windows, Mac OS X, Ubuntu, IOS and Android, translated in more than 40 languages.</strong> A specific and even easier version of it, known as ScratchJr (here), is also available for the little ones (from 5 to 7 years old) who might be curious enough to try it out. You may decide which version better fits your needs, even though we will guide you through the online <em>Scratch</em> platform in the following steps.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">And now, are you ready to start discovering how can <em>Scratchâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />s</em> coding blocks help you telling stories?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Letâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />s try it out?! This week we would like to challenge you and your home teammates to create an animated and interactive story about how you lived last weeks, the family discoveries youâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />ve done together, the most joyful or magic experiences youâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />ve shared or your desired to do list for the near future, using <em>Scratch</em>.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Start sketching some ideas on how you would like to approach this project, using some papers and colourful pens, and then go to the <em>Scracth</em> website (here), and sign up.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-2355 size-full" src="https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/30.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="211" srcset="https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/30.jpg 800w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/30-300x79.jpg 300w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/30-768x203.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;"><em>Et voilÃ </em>! As soon as you have created your account and signed in, you will be able to click on the â€œCreateâ€ option displayed in the top bar, as shown below.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-2356 size-full" src="https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/31.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="269" srcset="https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/31.jpg 800w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/31-300x101.jpg 300w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/31-768x258.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;">Any time you do it, the following background will appear. It also appears a tutorial alongside with tips to move on programming your own projects.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-2357 size-full" src="https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/32.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="355" srcset="https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/32.jpg 800w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/32-300x133.jpg 300w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/32-768x341.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;">As shown in the following image, the Scratchâ€<img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/2122.png" alt="™" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />s programming panel â€“ where you will find all the needed tools and resources to work on your project â€“ will then be displayed. So, you are ready to start building blocks, individually or collaboratively, to create your own interactive story.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="aligncenter wp-image-2358 size-full" src="https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/33.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="406" srcset="https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/33.jpg 800w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/33-300x152.jpg 300w, https://www.jpik.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/33-768x390.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;">To start your story, first click in the <strong>number 2 area</strong> and choose the characters that will be part of your cast. Do you want family characters in the story, or will you want to embody all of them?! In <em>Scratch</em> everything is possible!</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Do you want to put a cat in your story? Or do you prefer a ballerina? Are you thinking of a dragon, perhaps? Do not decide too fast, let your imagination run wild with the available characters and the ones you would like to see in your creation. And now that you have your characters you are going to create their script. Prepared? It is time to explore <strong>section number 3</strong>, where you can define the actions each character can perform (for example, walking forward, backward, saying hello, saying goodbye, reproducing sounds, spinningâ€¦). And then, drag or breathe the block corresponding to the same action for <strong>section 4</strong>, and it is show time! The result of your story may be found in <strong>section 1</strong>.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">If you make the story even more interactive â€“ yes, because this is possible â€“ you can customise the images (embedded), sounds and external displays (in the area number 3, scenarios and buttons).</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Did you enjoy storytelling with <em>Scratch</em>?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;">Have you noticed there is a lot more you can explore using this tool? As explaining the water cycle, creating a game to practice recycling, or simply creating an animated and digital birthday card?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Free your imagination and start now!</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Have fun!</strong></span></p>
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<p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Contribution by:</strong></span><br />
<span style="color: #000000;"><strong>Ana Mouta</strong>, <strong>Ana Paulino</strong> and <strong>InÃªs SÃ¡ Couto</strong> are Pedagogy Specialists at <a style="color: #000000;" href="https://www.jpik.com">jp.ik</a>.</span></p>
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