Scratch is a programming language that makes it easy to create your own interactive stories, animations, games, music, and art -- and share your creations on the web.
More information can be accessed: http://scratch.mit.edu/
Some ideas about possible class projects:
More information can be accessed: http://scratch.mit.edu/
Some ideas about possible class projects:
- Tablet / touch screen + Scratch will be a nice tool in classroom. We have smart board in classroom, and student can learn the concept of programming in class.
- Talking desktop or kind of voice recognition software + Scratch may be used to create talking virtual robot.
- Education games, etc.
- Visualize knowledge being teaching in class: Hands-on in class exercises for Programing Language; simulator for Digital Logic Design; Hands-on assignment for Operation System; etc.
Collection of free voice recognition software: (Wikipedia)
Windows: ZebSpeech, E-Speaking.
- Dragon Dictate for Mac - From Nuance Communications, released as a new version of MacSpeech Dictate in 2010.
- iListen - Product from MacSpeech, developed and supported for PowerPC-based Macintosh until ca. 2009.
- MacSpeech Dictate - By Nuance Communications. Dictation product for Intel-based Macintosh. Renamed and upgraded as "Dragon Dictate for Mac" in 2010.
- MacSpeech Dictate Medical - Dictation product for Intel-based Macintosh with included vocabularies for 54 medical and dental specialties.[1] Developed by MacSpeech; acquired by Nuance Communications in 2010.
- MacSpeech Dictate Legal - Dictation product for Intel-based Macintosh with a vocabulary of legal terms.[2] Developed by MacSpeech; acquired by Nuance Communications in 2010.
- MacSpeech Scribe - By Nuance Communications. Transcription product for automatically transcribing recorded dictation into text.
- Speakable items - Included with Mac OS X or higher. Apple's speech synthesis and recognition technology is collectively called PlainTalk.
- ViaVoice - Product from IBM, developed and supported until ca. 2007.