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The Kodu Mars Experience

Teachers at the Curiosity Educator Workshop listen attentively to a demonstration of Microsoft's Kodu Mars Experience, a software program that allows students to design and create their own computer games.

August 05, 2012

Teachers at the Educator Workshop listen attentively to a demonstration of Microsoft’s Kodu Mars Experience, a software program that allows students to design and create their own computer games.

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