E-infocenter, a visual tool for project management in educational robotics using web technologies

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Main Authors: Kathia Pittí Patiño, Belén Curto Diego, Vidal Moreno Rodilla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca 2012-07-01
Series:Education in the Knowledge Society
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Online Access:http://revistas.usal.es/index.php/revistatesi/article/view/9019
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ISSN:2444-8729