Math and science simulations.
Nitro Type | Competitive Typing Game
This is a fast, action packed typing game where you can race your car against other typists in real time online. Use your WPM to increase your MPH! Earn cash to buy upgrades. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools
This is a useful news site which provides the same news story written at three different levels of English, making it a wonderful tool for ESL classes and differentiating for different age groups. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English+As+An+Additional+Language
Journal of Digital Humanities: Special Issue -- Evaluating Digital Work
How to Send Personalized Email Messages using Mail Merge in Gmail
Marqueed - Simple image collaboration and markup tool. Share, annotate and discuss images.
Share and mark up images collaboratively online.
Turn a quote into a masterpiece. This site lets you put your quote into a several different design templates.
The Classroom Newspaper Google Docs Style | The Thinking Stick
"3rd Grade Teacher, Laura Chesebro here at ISB continues to impress me with her innovative use of technology with kids. ... And if that wasn’t enough, she’s now reinventing the way a classroom newspaper is created. "
The BBC Primary Mandarin site is a wonderful place to begin learning Mandarin Chinese with videos and other resources. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Mandarin+%26+Chinese+culture
25 Ways Teachers Can Integrate Social Media Into Education - Edudemic
Free Technology for Teachers: Page-level Permissions and Digital Portfolios in Google Sites
7 Facts About Differentiated Instruction
"7 Facts About Differentiated Instruction"
This is a lovely downloadable programme to compose pieces of music on a digital stave which will play you creations back to you. Just drag the note and rests into the positions you want. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts
This is a wonderfully designed site to learn Mandarin Chinese. It uses a huge collection of Chinese TV programmes and movie clips with interactive and dual-language subtitles. Click on a Chinese character is see the translation and hear the pronunciation. You can set your ability level and also what sort of media you are interested in. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Mandarin+%26+Chinese+culture
Why Schools Should Help Students Find Their Passion | Economy on GOOD
"Why Schools Should Help Students Find Their Passion"
http://www.cbi.org.uk/media/1845483/cbi_education_report_191112.pdf
CBI Report
Creating A Culture Of Innovation - Apple Distinguished Educators on iTunes
19 handy Google tricks that you weren’t aware of - The Next Web
A Great Twitter Cheat Sheet for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
4 Educational Social Networks You're Not Yet Using - Edudemic
"We’ve heard about Learnist, Lore, Edmodo, and the many other educational social networks. But what else is out there? If you’re an early adopter or simply like being the ‘cool’ teacher in the lounge … then make sure you know about these relatively new offerings."
Take the Hassle Out of Students Turning in Assignments | Teacher Tech
Using autocrat Script to help with workflow and avoid handing in work issues like: incorrect header on doc, not naming the file to the class, forgetting to share document with teacher, forgetting to turn assignment in.
Edmodo just got a lot better on the iPad
Edmodo now has File Sharing functionality on the iPad through an app update.
The Toughest Places to Be a Student: Korea | EducationGrant.org
The whole of South Korea waited with baited breath last week as 668,500 students took the day-long standardized college scholastic ability test at 1191 centers nationwide. Flights were rescheduled, military training was suspended and emergency services were on standby, ready to rush delayed and injured students to their exam centre.
A site that's dedicated to finding and sharing Android applications that are great for use in school.
Education World: Recycling Activities Turn Trash Into Treasure
There is something about Twitter…
Some thoughts on the nature of Twitter - It is always reactive OR sometimes a means of strengthening relationships? Written for Twitter Thinkers .
Charter schools: Different road, but still bumpy
Charters don't beat traditionals Charters effects largest on poor minorities
50 Best Literary Insults - Entertainment - ShortList Magazine
A simple drum sequencer for making percussion sounds. Save files to your computer to re-use later. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts
Former NFL QB Jon Kitna finds ‘gold mine’ at his troubled old high school - Yahoo! Sports
New college application questions encourage creative thinking - latimes.com
Flipping the Classroom: The Why and the How - Apple Distinguished Educators on iTunes
You got an iPad...now what? | iPad Atlas - CNET Reviews
"So, congratulations! Perhaps you're the owner of a new iPad this holiday season. If so, you've come to the right place. Apple's tablet is incredibly easy to use, but there are still plenty of ways to set up and optimize your iPad to take advantage of everything it has to offer. Some of these suggestions may be obvious; others might not."
sample problems
Two New Free Games! Just in time for the Holiday Season – two brand new games! Test-N-Teach (TNT) is our new spelling game and Read-A-Word is our first-ever reading game. Both games are available to everyone!
After a Year Teaching High School, Tony Danza Says We Owe Educators an Apology | Education on GOOD
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