7 April 2011

CLASSROOM RESOURCES
Sparkle Box
A huge number of colourful teaching resources to print out. Particularly useful for the early years of primary school.







 

15 May 2011

LEARNING PHOTOGRAPHY
Online SLR Camera Simulator
See the effects of changing the lighting, aperture, shutter speed, ISO and distance settings.

ONLINE GRAPHICS
Picnik: Online photo editing made fun
Free online tools to modify your photographs. (Only the advanced features require subscription.)

EDUCATIONAL GAMES
Arcademic Skill Builders
Online arcade games promoting a variety of skills in literacy, numeracy and geography.

SOCIAL MEDIA
The Why and How of Using Facebook for Educators
Step-by-step advice for teachers setting up Facebook.

SOCIAL MEDIA
Every Teacher's Must-Have Guide to Facebook
Guide for teachers on ways to use and not use Facebook for education.

MOBILE PHONES
Mobile Learning technology
Lists of websites that promote a wide range of ways mobile phones can be used in learning.

VIDEO TUTORIAL CREATION
12 Screencasting Tools for Creating Video Tutorials
Programs that help you make a video of a demonstration occurring on your computer. (More in the comments section.)

LEARNING IN THE DIGITAL AGE
10 Ways to Enable Student Collaboration

TEACHER DISCUSSION GROUPS
Classroom 2.0
A social network to enable teachers to discuss various aspects of using computers for teaching, particularly the use of social media, and sharing and collaboration using the Internet..

IMAGE SOURCES
The Best Online Sources for Images
A list of websites that provide images that may be useful in preparing teaching materials.

EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES
Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning
Biased towards sharing and collaboration sites.

EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES
Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011
The list is in the process of being voted on and added to.

LEARNING
50 Brain Facts Every Educator Should Know

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
Technology Explained
ABC site that aims to bring people up to speed on today's computer devices and media.

TEACHING PROFESSION
8 Signs You Should Become a Teacher
K-6 in particular. "Don't even think about becoming a teacher if you are a 'glass half empty' type of person."

WORKSHEETS
Print Activities
Printable worksheets and puzzles for kids.

 

22 May 2011

ALL SUBJECTS
Shambles
Huge lists of teaching and learning resources.

 

11 June 2011

EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES
Internet4Classrooms
Access a  huge range of selected educational websites.

EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES
Digital Literacy
Search for selected educational resources by skill, topic, keyword.

EDUCATIONAL WEBSITES
60 Educational Game Sites that You've Probably Never Seen
From Ed Tech Ideas.

TEACHING PRACTICE
Glossary of Instructional Strategies
Over 1200 strategies.

SOCIAL NETWORKING
50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Education

MOBILE PHONES
10 Reasons People Have Multiple Cellphones
Teachers should note number 10.

PRESENTATIONS
The 5 Best Free Tools For Making Slick Infographics

LIFE SKILLS
50 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do
While 'How to Win a Street Fight' might not be suitable for the classroom, much of the other advice could be very useful.

ONLINE LEARNING
Top 40 Useful Sites to Learn New Skills
Lists and comments on tutorial, tips and learning sites such as eHow, Khan Academy, wikiHow.