This is an open source and collaboratively made mapping site for you to use in your school projects. License just requires you to credit OpenStreetMap and you can copy, download and amend the maps almost how you wish. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/PSHE%2C+RE%2C+Citizenship%2C+Geography+%26+Environmental
The New Media Consortium | Sparking innovation, learning and creativity.
The NMC (New Media Consortium) is an international community of experts in educational technology — from the practitioners who work with new technologies on campuses every day; to the visionaries who are shaping the future of learning at think tanks, labs, and research centers; to its staff and board of directors; to the advisory boards and others helping the NMC conduct cutting edge research.
Free education resources for Teaching.Books are customizable. You can rearrange the chapters or even add, remove and edit content. Concepts -Add bite-sized lessons to FlexBooks or assign to students for independent learning. Interactive Items-Videos and multimedia simulations bring learning to life. Exercises-Enable students to track their progress with instant feedback. Teaching Materials-Get assessments, answer keys and ideas for differentiated instruction.
GETideas.org is the incubator where education leaders can develop their professional learning networks. Think of this space as a professional idea generator – a place where education leaders can be inspired to make change happen in their school, district, or university. Our goal is to bring people together to exchange ideas toward solving education challenges.
Great article on relationship of reading and spelling
World History Connected | Vol. 6 No. 3 | Cynthia Stokes Brown: What Is a Civilization, Anyway?
Here's a site that's pretty detailed, but there are a few lists of the characteristics of a civilization by some pretty smart people. Check out the bottom part "Anaology with Ants" that talks about ants having civilizations and why.
Hey Can I Try That? — Education Tech Points
Student Handbook for choosing assistive technology
Paralink Translator : Free Translation, Dictionary, Text To Speech
World Flags Coloring | World Flags Afghanistan–French Guiana | Free Coloring
This is a wonderful site from the University of Salford in the UK. Listen to soundscapes which have been recorded all over the world. Navigate on the map to find a place of interest, listen to the recording and read the information about the location. Upload your own soundscapes using the site or download the iPhone and iPad app at https://itunes.apple.com/app/i-say/id516927213. It's a useful geography resource and should get your students thinking about the sounds around them. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts
How to Write a Quality Comment! - Mrs. Yollis & her students
Mrs. Yollis, 3rd grade teacher is an award-winning blogger. She has her students blogging and has taught them some keys to leaving quality comments on posts in a simple, fun way. Check it out! I loved it and improve your connections to others through blogging.
Vialogues : Meaningful discussions around video
Similar to Voicethread, however it has more features to help guide/scaffold discussions around media content. You can embed these discussions into a CMS or blog page as well.
This site provides a photo archive of 100 years of Chinese history from 1850-1950. Search by location, event, date and much more. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Mandarin+%26+Chinese+culture
Videos, Common Core Resources And Lesson Plans For Teachers: Teaching Channel
A marriage of STEM with Art and Design.
Flip This: Bloom’s Taxonomy Should Start with Creating | MindShift
Flipping Blooms Taxonomy. Great article. Every time we ask students to use a new structure to talk about themselves and then let them figure out why the sentence order is what it is, we arepracticing this. We see greater results as they move to higher levels of production making more errors but experimenting and learning from their mistakes in production.
The A-Z Dictionary of Educational Twitter Hashtags | Edudemic
Symphonical - Make it fun to get things done
A team building tool that enables online collaboration. Seems very easy to use and powerful.
Digital Learning Day :: Splash
The second annual Digital Learning Day is gaining momentum with ongoing activities, ideas, and collaboration opportunities leading up to February 6, 2013
This is one of the most comprehensive image editing sites I've seen. There are lots of effects to select and you can even make photo collages. It's easy to use and great for all sorts of projects. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Photos+%26+Images
Geoboard by The Math Learning Center
A useful virtual maths geoboard to explore a range of shape and angle work. There is also an iPad version which can be found at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/geoboard-by-math-learning/id519896952 http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths
Free Online Courses: Top 50 Sites to Get Educated for Free
Whether you are looking for a master’s degree program, computer science classes, a K-12 curriculum, or GED study program, this list gives you a look at 50 websites that promise education for free.
The 26 Best Amazon Reviews Of All Time
from Web English teacher . . . Find an unusual item on Amazon and write a review for it!
Fraction & Equivalent Fraction
A useful flash fractions activity. You can either read fractions or make equivalents. A good resource for whiteboards. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths
44 Smart Ways to Use Smartphones in Class (Part 1) - Getting Smart by @JohnHardison1 -
The School Cliff: Student Engagement Drops With Each School Year
Gallup.com - The Gallup Blog
Bouncy Balls - Bounce balls with your mouse or microphone
Essentially, Bouncy Balls is a website that activates your microphone and detects noise level. The more noise in the room, the more the balls bounce. The quieter the room is, the more still the balls remain. Although this tool has a number of applications outside of classroom management, I thought it was a fun, engaging way to monitor noise levels. Ask students to try to keep the balls as still as possible during class, and maybe reward them by allowing them to sing and be noisy on their way out of class
NC Math Common Core - Elementary
Great Common Core Math lesson plans K-12
How to Read Faster: Bill Cosby's Three Proven Strategies | Brain Pickings
How Tablets Can Make You A More Effective Teacher - Edudemic
Learning Never Stops: New York City, Humor, and Cardboard History
870,000 vintage pictures of New York City
BalancEdTech - Thinking Space - Minecraft
Minecraft is a computer game world made of building blocks where students mine resources from the environment, create their own resources, build shelters, and much more.
Book Creator for iPad – updated again for greater e-book functionality (tutorial)
Learning Never Stops: Education Resources, Brand Names, and Social Media for Men
CK-12 is a fantastic FREE resource for teachers and students
Free Technology for Teachers: A Simple Tool for Finding SAT & ACT Vocabulary Words on Any Website
Professor Word operates as a browser bookmarklet in Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari. When you're reading a webpage click on the Professor Word bookmarklet to quickly identify SAT and ACT vocabulary words on that page. You can also use Professor Word to get definitions for any unfamiliar word on a webpage. To get a definition just highlight the word a small dialogue box containing the definition will appear.
Pen colour affects teacher-student relations › News in Science (ABC Science)
In Defense of the Credit Hour - Commentary - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Part 2: 36 Smart Ways to Use Smartphones in Class - Getting Smart by @JohnHardison1 -
36 Smart Ways to Use Smartphones in Class
Linguistics Tags: linguistics Guide to reference sources and databases in the field of linguistics.
Free Technology for Teachers: A Short Guide to Green Screen Special Effects in iMovie
The Myth About Computer-Based Reading Software? - Finding Common Ground - Education Week
Social Media Training, Social Media Policy | Tips, Hints, Tricks
Code.org | Dedicated to growing computer programming education
A non-profit dedicated to providing tools for educators and links students to schools that offer programming courses.
Do Public Schools, Umm, Suck? - Teacher in a Strange Land - Education Week Teacher
Why the public school should be saved, and why so many people think it is failing.
Learning Never Stops: History World and the 1960's
History World is a great site for history teachers and students. Also, two sites about the 1960's.
So, teachers, do you have good or bad Habits of Mind? Pt 4 – Exact, Understanding and Silly
The Benefits of Failure | Fluency21 – Committed Sardine Blog
The importance of failure in learning.
- David Kapuler's Bucket List of Online Education Resources
I always wanted to create a bucket list if I was starting in a new district/school etc. Hopefully, people will find this list useful and perhaps a nice way to save districts money.
Google Chrome Tips for teachers
Here are three ways you can use Google Chrome to find, convert and graph information.
Learning Never Stops: Berlin Wall, Earth Cams, and TV Theme Songs
Historic pictures of the Berlin Wall plus web cams from around the world.
Education Week: Colleges Overproducing Elementary Teachers, Data Find
Are we over producing or are we preparing a workforce for the future when the need for teachers increases?
“The classics are part of my mental toolset…” | eLearning Island
“The classics are part of my mental toolset…” is a response to the article in WIRED magazine about the publisher Tim O' Reilly being a Classics graduate...the study of the Classics in Secondary/high school is as relevant as ever!
Wrong Focus: Teacher-Centered Classrooms and Technology | Diigo
Learning Never Stops: Comparison Maps, Questions, and Headlines
Compare the sizes of nations, states, and bodies of water plus a social media site to find and share news articles.
A special collection of books, reports, videos, links, and more resources about e-content in education with the use of Pinterest.
Preceden Timeline Maker:”The Easiest Way to Make a Timeline”
/2011/08/Thomas_Brown_A_New_Culture_of_Learning.pdf
Fascinating book on a new pedagogy for the 21st century teacher and learner. Will we continue to ask students to work in an environment of scarcity, both in resources, but also in the learning process, which is locked up by testing and standards? Check it out!
Learning Never Stops: Civil War, Beautiful Pictures, and Infographics
Over 1400 Civil War photographs plus infographics, and beautiful images.
Video of Rebecca Skloot regarding "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks"
Learning Never Stops: 30,000 World War II Pictures, the Inauguration, and Diagrams
Over 30,000 World War II photographs, plus create diagrams and a funny take on the Inauguration.
Louis Zamperini's epic life may finally get its Hollywood movie - Press-Telegram
Loved "Unbroken." Hard to put down. Glad to see it headed for the big screen w/Angelina Jolie as director.
The 6 Rs to success in school and life
"6 skills to reduce the risk and increase the promise of your students"
Blubbr - Create Interactive Quizzes Using YouTube Clips
Title says it all. Creative interactive quizzes using YouTube Clips.
15 Tools For Better Project-Based Learning
many traditional activities but with links to tools that can help
Why computational thinking matters – Part I | gealgerobophysiculus
Posted from Diigo. The rest of Diigo In Education group favorite links are here.
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